Ogasawara clan
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The was a Japan
ese samurai
clan descended from the Seiwa Genji
. The Ogasawara acted as shugo
(governors) of Shinano province
in the medieval period (c. 1185-1600), and as daimyō
(feudal lords) of territories on Kyūshū
during the Edo period
(1600-1867).
During the Kamakura
and Muromachi period
s, the clan controlled Shinano province, while related clans controlled the provinces of Awa
, Bizen
, Bitchū
, Iwami
, Mikawa
, Tōtōmi
and Mutsu
. According to some theories, the Miyoshi clan
was descended from the Ogasawara clan.
The clan developed a number of schools of martial arts during this period, known as Ogasawara-ryū, and contributed to the codification of bushido
etiquette.
Towards the end of the Sengoku period
(late 16th century), the clan opposed both Toyotomi Hideyoshi
and Tokugawa Ieyasu
.
During the Edo period, the Ogasawara were identified as one of the fudai
or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokugawa, in contrast with the tozama
or outsider clans.
. They claim descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and the Seiwa-Genji. Broadly, there are two genaological lines of the Ogasawara, the Matsuo
and the Fukashi, each of which identify places in Shinano. The Matsuo line gave rise to the Ogasawara of Echizen, and the Fukashi line is ultimately established at the Ogasawara of Bunzen.
The great grandson of Yoshikiyo, Nagakiyo, was the first to take the name Ogasawara. The area controlled by his descendants grew to encompass the entire province of Shinano.
Nagakiyo's grandson, Ogawawara Hidemasa (1569–1615), served Ieyasu; and in 1590, Hidemasa received Koga Domain
(20,000 koku) in Shimōsa province. In 1601, Ieyasu transferred Hidemasa to Iida Domain (50,000 koku) in Shinano; then, in 1613, he was able to return to the home of his forebears, Fukashi Castle
(80,000 koku), now known as Matsumoto Castle
.
The branches of the fudai Ogasawara clan include the following:
. Amongst his descendants in the 8th generation was Yoshinaga, who established himself at Miyoshi
in Awa province
(now Tokushima Prefecture
).
Osagawa Yoshinaga took the name Miyoshi Yoshinaga and became a vassel of the Hosokawa clan
, who were then the strongest force on the island. Accounts from the late 16th century include mention of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu
as the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Chōkei
; however, his family in Shikoku disappears from history during this troubled period. Any remnants of the Miyoshi branch of the Ogasawara clan would have been vanquished by the Chōsokabe clan
as they gradually took control of the entire island of Shikoku.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
clan descended from the Seiwa Genji
Seiwa Genji
The ' were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto Yoshiie, also known as "Hachimantaro", or God of War, and Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended...
. The Ogasawara acted as shugo
Shugo
was a title, commonly translated as "Governor," given to certain officials in feudal Japan. They were each appointed by the shogun to oversee one or more of the provinces of Japan...
(governors) of Shinano province
Shinano Province
or is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...
in the medieval period (c. 1185-1600), and as daimyō
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
(feudal lords) of territories on Kyūshū
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
during the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
(1600-1867).
During the Kamakura
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
and Muromachi period
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
s, the clan controlled Shinano province, while related clans controlled the provinces of Awa
Awa Province (Tokushima)
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today a part of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku. Awa was bordered by Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo Provinces. It was sometimes called .-References:...
, Bizen
Bizen Province
was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of Honshū, in what is today the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bitchu and Bingo Provinces. Bizen borders Mimasaka, Harima, and Bitchū Provinces....
, Bitchū
Bitchu Province
was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bizen and Bingo Provinces. Bitchu bordered Hōki, Mimasaka, Bizen, and Bingo Provinces....
, Iwami
Iwami Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Iwami bordered Aki, Bingo, Izumo, Nagato, and Suō provinces.In the Heian era the capital was at modern-day Hamada....
, Mikawa
Mikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
, Tōtōmi
Totomi Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .-History:...
and Mutsu
Mutsu Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...
. According to some theories, the Miyoshi clan
Miyoshi clan
The Miyoshi clan is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa and the Minamoto clan . They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan and the Takeda clan....
was descended from the Ogasawara clan.
The clan developed a number of schools of martial arts during this period, known as Ogasawara-ryū, and contributed to the codification of bushido
Bushido
, meaning "Way of the Warrior-Knight", is a Japanese word which is used to describe a uniquely Japanese code of conduct and a way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. It originates from the samurai moral code and stresses frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and...
etiquette.
Towards the end of the Sengoku period
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
(late 16th century), the clan opposed both Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
and Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
.
During the Edo period, the Ogasawara were identified as one of the fudai
Fudai
was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokugawa, in contrast with the tozama
Tozama
A ' was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan. The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period.-Edo period:...
or outsider clans.
Ogasawara clan branches
The fudai Ogasawara clan originated in 12th century Shinano provinceShinano Province
or is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...
. They claim descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and the Seiwa-Genji. Broadly, there are two genaological lines of the Ogasawara, the Matsuo
Matsuo
-Family name:*Matsuo Bashō*Ginzō Matsuo*Hayato Matsuo*Kinoaki Matsuo*Kayo Matsuo*Kazumi Matsuo*Kiyonori Matsuo*Seijiro Matsuo-Places:*Matsuo, Chiba*Matsuo, Iwate*Mount Matsuo*Matsuo Station *Siege of Matsuo...
and the Fukashi, each of which identify places in Shinano. The Matsuo line gave rise to the Ogasawara of Echizen, and the Fukashi line is ultimately established at the Ogasawara of Bunzen.
The great grandson of Yoshikiyo, Nagakiyo, was the first to take the name Ogasawara. The area controlled by his descendants grew to encompass the entire province of Shinano.
Nagakiyo's grandson, Ogawawara Hidemasa (1569–1615), served Ieyasu; and in 1590, Hidemasa received Koga Domain
Koga Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province . The first lord of Koga was Ogasawara Hidemasa, who was granted it as a fief following Tokugawa Ieyasu's move to the Kantō region.-List of lords:...
(20,000 koku) in Shimōsa province. In 1601, Ieyasu transferred Hidemasa to Iida Domain (50,000 koku) in Shinano; then, in 1613, he was able to return to the home of his forebears, Fukashi Castle
Matsumoto Castle
, also known as the because of its black exterior, is one of Japan's premier historic castles. It is located in the city of Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture and is within easy reach of Tokyo by road or rail....
(80,000 koku), now known as Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle
, also known as the because of its black exterior, is one of Japan's premier historic castles. It is located in the city of Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture and is within easy reach of Tokyo by road or rail....
.
The branches of the fudai Ogasawara clan include the following:
- The senior branch of the Ogasawara from the beginning were daimyōDaimyois a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
at Fukashi; then, in 1617, the daimyō was transferred to Akashi DomainAkashi DomainThe was a feudal domain of Japan. It occupied Akashi District and surroundings in Harima Province. Fudai and Shimpan daimyo were assigned, and frequently reassigned, to Akashi. The domain had its administrative headquarters at Akashi Castle.Akashi was established in 1617 when Ikeda Mitsumasa was...
(120,000 koku) in Harima provinceHarima Provinceor Banshu was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji....
. In the years spanning 1632 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at Kokura DomainKokura DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered what is now the city of Kokura, in Kyūshū. In the late Edo period, it was also called "Kawara-han" and then "Toyotsu-han" .-List of lords:...
(150,000 koku) in Buzen provinceBuzen Provincewas an old province of Japan in northern Kyūshū in the area of Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bungo Province. Buzen bordered on Bungo and Chikuzen Provinces....
. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Count" in 1884.
- A cadet branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at Chizuka Domain (10,000 koku) in Buzen provinceBuzen Provincewas an old province of Japan in northern Kyūshū in the area of Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bungo Province. Buzen bordered on Bungo and Chikuzen Provinces....
up through the Meiji RestorationMeiji RestorationThe , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.
- A cadet branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō in 1617 at Tatsuno DomainTatsuno DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Harima Province ....
in Harima provinceHarima Provinceor Banshu was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji....
; and in 1632, they were transferred as daimyō at Nakatsu DomainNakatsu DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered at Nakatsu Castle in what is now Nakatsu, Oita, in Kyushu.The Meiji-era scholar Fukuzawa Yukichi was a former samurai of the Nakatsu domain.-List of lords:...
in Buzen provinceBuzen Provincewas an old province of Japan in northern Kyūshū in the area of Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bungo Province. Buzen bordered on Bungo and Chikuzen Provinces....
. In the period spanning the years 1716 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at Anshi Domain (10,000 koku) in Harima provinceHarima Provinceor Banshu was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji....
. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.
- A cadet branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō in 1632 at Kizuki Domain in Bungo provinceBungo Provincewas a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū in the area of Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Buzen Province. Bungo bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.-History:...
; in 1645 at Yoshida DomainYoshida Domainwas a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in eastern Mikawa Province , Japan. It was centered on Yoshida Castle in what is now the city of Toyohashi, Aichi. It was ruled by a number of different fudai daimyō over the course of the Edo period, before finally passing into the hands of the...
in Mikawa provinceMikawa Provinceis an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
; in 1697 at Iwatsuki DomainIwatsuki DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Located in Musashi Province , it was headquartered in Iwatsuki Castle.-List of daimyo:*Kōriki clan #Kiyonaga#Masanaga#Tadafusa...
in Musashi provinceMusashi Provincewas a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama...
; in 1711 at Kakegawa DomainKakegawa Domain' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. Kakegawa was primarily a Fudai domain. It was centered at Kakegawa Castle in what is now Kakegawa, Shizuoka.-History:...
in Tōtōmi provinceTotomi Provincewas a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .-History:...
; and in 1747 at Tanakura Domain in Mutsu provinceMutsu Provincewas an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...
. Finally, in the years spanning 1817 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at Karatsu DomainKaratsu Domain' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hizen Province, in Kyūshū. Its seat of government was in Karatsu Castle, in modern-day Karatsu, Saga.-History:...
(60,000 koku) in Hizen provinceHizen Provincewas an old province of Japan in the area of Saga and Nagasaki prefectures. It was sometimes called , with Higo Province. Hizen bordered on the provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo. The province was included in Saikaidō...
. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.
- A cadet branch of the Ogasawara claim a line of descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and also descent from Ogasawara Sadamune who had joined Nitta YoshisadaNitta Yoshisadawas the head of the Nitta family in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period, capturing Kamakura from the Hōjō clan in 1333....
in overthrowing the Hōjō at Kamakura in the 14th century. This same Sadamune had been a general under Ashikaga TakaujiAshikaga Takaujiwas the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358...
. This branch of the Ogasawara were established in 1590 at Honjō DomainHonjo DomainThe was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province. It was ruled by the Rokugō clan, who were moved there from Hitachi.-References:*http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/mutudewa/honjou.html...
in Musashi provinceMusashi Provincewas a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama...
; in 1608 at Koga DomainKoga DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province . The first lord of Koga was Ogasawara Hidemasa, who was granted it as a fief following Tokugawa Ieyasu's move to the Kantō region.-List of lords:...
in Shimōsa province; in 1619 at Sekiyado DomainSekiyado Domainwas a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on Sekiyado Castle in what is now the city of Noda, Chiba....
in Shimōsa province; and in 1637 at Takasu DomainTakasu DomainThe was a Japanese domain located in Mino Province . For most of its history, it was ruled by the Takasu-Matsudaira, a branch of the Tokugawa clan of Owari....
in Mino ProvinceMino Province, one of the old provinces of Japan, encompassed part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mino Province bordered Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Ōmi, Owari, and Shinano Provinces....
. In the years spanning 1691 through 1868, this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at KatsuyamaKatsuyama, Fukuiis a city located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 26,961 and the density of 106.28 persons per km²...
(22,000 koku) in Echizen provinceEchizen Provincewas an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Etchū and Echigo Provinces.Echizen is famous for washi . A text dated AD 774 mentions the washi made in this area. Echizen-produced Washi is still the most commonly sold traditional...
. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.
Ogasawara-Miyoshi line
The Miyoshi clan of daimyō were cadet descendants of the Ogasawara; and through them, they were also descendants of the Seiwa-Genji Minamoto. At the beginning of the 14th century, Ogasawara Nagafusa established himself in ShikokuShikoku
is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
. Amongst his descendants in the 8th generation was Yoshinaga, who established himself at Miyoshi
Miyoshi, Tokushima
is a city located in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on March 1, 2006 as a result of the merger between the towns of Ikeda, Ikawa, Mino and Yamashiro, and the villages of Higashiiyayama and Nishiiyayama, all from Miyoshi District....
in Awa province
Awa Province (Tokushima)
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today a part of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku. Awa was bordered by Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo Provinces. It was sometimes called .-References:...
(now Tokushima Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is the city of Tokushima.- Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture :Long ago, Tokushima City belonged to a region known as Myōdō-gun...
).
Osagawa Yoshinaga took the name Miyoshi Yoshinaga and became a vassel of the Hosokawa clan
Hosokawa clan
The ' was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa and a branch of the Minamoto clan, by the Ashikaga clan. It produced many prominent officials in the Ashikaga shogunate's administration. In the Edo period, the Hosokawa clan was one of the largest landholding daimyo families in Japan...
, who were then the strongest force on the island. Accounts from the late 16th century include mention of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu
, adopted son of Nagayoshi, was a samurai of the Sengoku period who was practically the last head of Miyoshi clan, daimyo of Kawachi province of Japan....
as the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Chōkei
Emperor Chokei
Emperor Chōkei was the 98th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from 1368 through 1383...
; however, his family in Shikoku disappears from history during this troubled period. Any remnants of the Miyoshi branch of the Ogasawara clan would have been vanquished by the Chōsokabe clan
Chosokabe clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan of the Sengoku period, that controlled Tosa Province , and later Shikoku Island. The clan is sometimes also known as...
as they gradually took control of the entire island of Shikoku.
Notable clan members
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- Ogasawara Sadamune, 1294-1350
- Ogasawara Nagahide
- Ogasawara NagatokiOgasawara Nagatoki' was a daimyo of Shinano Province during the Sengoku Period in Japan. In 1542, Shinano Province was invaded by Takeda Shingen, and Ogasawara allied with Murakami Yoshikiyo, Suwa Yorishige, and Kiso Yoshiyasu in an attempt to stop him...
, 1519-1583 - Ogasawara UjiokiOgasawara Ujioki' , also known as ', was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Imagawa clan. Ujioki was the eldest son of Ogasawara Haruyoshi and cousin to Ogasawara Nagatoki, the shugo of Shinano Province. He ruled Takatenjin Castle and was also entrusted with Mabusezuka Castle, and supported...
, 1529-1569 - Ogasawara NagatadaOgasawara Nagatada' , also known as , was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Imagawa, Tokugawa, and Takeda clans. Nagatada, the son of Ogasawara Ujioki, first served the Imagawa clan together with his father. However, after the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, he became a Tokugawa retainer, and...
, d. 1590 - Ogasawara Hidemasa, 1569-1615.
- Ogasawara Sadayori, d. 1625
- Ogasawara Ichian
- Ogasawara TadazaneOgasawara TadazaneJapanese daimyō of the early Edo Period, the son of Ogasawara Hidemasa .Following the deaths of his father and elder brother in the Osaka Summer Campaign, his holdings were transferred from Akashi Domain in Harima Province to the Kokura domain Buzen Province.Famed as the lord who employed...
, 1596-1667 - Ogasawara Tadamoto
- Ogasawara NagashigeOgasawara Nagashige, also known as Sado-no-kami and Etchū-no-kami was a Japanese daimyo of the mid-Edo period.During the Edo period, the Ogasawara were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokdugawa, in contrast with the tozama or outsider...
, 1650-1732 -- 11th Kyoto shoshidaiKyoto ShoshidaiThe was an important administrative and political office in the early modern government of Japan. However, the significance and effectiveness of the office is credited to the third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu, who developed these initial creations as bureaucratic elements in a consistent and...
. - Ogasawara NagamichiOgasawara Nagamichiwas the a Japanese samurai and official in the Bakumatsu period Tokugawa Shogunate. Before the Meiji Restoration, his courtesy title was Iki no Kami and lower 5th Court rank.-Biography:...
, 1822-1891- Miyoshi Yutaka -- ??-1869 -- brother of Nagamichi; ShinsengumiShinsengumiThe were a special police force of the late shogunate period.-Historical background:After Japan opened up to the West following U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visits in 1853, its political situation gradually became more and more chaotic...
)
- Miyoshi Yutaka -- ??-1869 -- brother of Nagamichi; Shinsengumi
- Ogasawara TadanobuOgasawara TadanobuCount was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Kokura Domain. During the Edo period, the Ogasawara were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokdugawa, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.-Ogasawara clan...
, 1862-1897 - Ogasawara NaganariOgasawara Naganari-References:...
, 1867-1958 -- AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
, Imperial Japanese NavyImperial Japanese NavyThe Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes... - Ogasawara Nagamoto -- House of PeersHouse of Peers (Japan)The ' was the upper house of the Imperial Diet as mandated under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan ....
(1925).
Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands)
The Ogasawara clan is inlinked to Japanese discovery of the Bonin Islands, and to Japan's claim over those islands which are now administratively considered part of metropolitan Tokyo:- BunrokuBunrokuwas a after Tenshō and before Keichō. This period spanned the years from December 1592 to October 1596. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1592 : The era name was changed...
1 (1592): Ogasawara Sadayori claims to have discovered the Bonin Islands, and the territory was granted to him as a fief by Toyotomi HideyoshiToyotomi Hideyoshiwas a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
. - KanbunKanbunThe Japanese word originally meant "Classical Chinese writings, Chinese classic texts, Classical Chinese literature". This evolved into a Japanese method of reading annotated Classical Chinese in translation . Much Japanese literature was written in literary Chinese using this annotated style...
10 (1670): The islands are discovered by the Japanese when a ship bound for Edo from Kyushu is blown off course by a storm. - EnpōEnpo, also Empo, was a after Kanbun and before Tenna. This period spanned the years from September 1673 to September 1681. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:...
3 (1675): The islands are explored by shogunate expedition, following up "discovery" in KanbunKanbunThe Japanese word originally meant "Classical Chinese writings, Chinese classic texts, Classical Chinese literature". This evolved into a Japanese method of reading annotated Classical Chinese in translation . Much Japanese literature was written in literary Chinese using this annotated style...
10. The islands are claimed as a territory of Japan. - BunkyūBunkyuwas a after Man'en and before Genji. This period spanned the years from February 1861 through February 1864. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:...
1 (January 1862): The islands are re-confirmed as a territory of Japan, following "discovery" of the islands in KanbunKanbunThe Japanese word originally meant "Classical Chinese writings, Chinese classic texts, Classical Chinese literature". This evolved into a Japanese method of reading annotated Classical Chinese in translation . Much Japanese literature was written in literary Chinese using this annotated style...
10 (1670) and a shogunate expedition to the islands in EnpōEnpo, also Empo, was a after Kanbun and before Tenna. This period spanned the years from September 1673 to September 1681. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:...
3 (1675).