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The daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 were certain relatives of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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....
. While all shinpan were relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan
Matsudaira clan

The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province ....
 of the Okutono Domain
Okutono Domain

, also known as Ogyu-han and later, Tatsuoka-han, was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, with holdings scattered between Mikawa Province and Shinano Province....
. The shinpan lords were also known as kamon daimyo — non-daimyo relatives, such as the Gosankyo
Gosankyo

The were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan. They were descended from the eighth of the fifteen Tokugawa shoguns, Tokugawa Yoshimune ....
 were also known as kamon. Shinpan included the Gosanke
Gosanke

The were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan. They were descended from Tokugawa Ieyasu through younger brothers of his heir, Tokugawa Hidetada....
, the Matsudaira clan of Aizu
Aizu

is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima.During the Edo period, Aizu was a han known as and part of Mutsu province....
, the Matsudaira clan of the Fukui Domain
Fukui Domain

The was a feudal domain in Echizen Province of Japan during the Edo period. It is also sometimes called . The family name of the heads of the domain is "Matsudaira"....
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The daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 were certain relatives of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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....
. While all shinpan were relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan
Matsudaira clan

The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province ....
 of the Okutono Domain
Okutono Domain

, also known as Ogyu-han and later, Tatsuoka-han, was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, with holdings scattered between Mikawa Province and Shinano Province....
. The shinpan lords were also known as kamon daimyo — non-daimyo relatives, such as the Gosankyo
Gosankyo

The were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan. They were descended from the eighth of the fifteen Tokugawa shoguns, Tokugawa Yoshimune ....
 were also known as kamon. Shinpan included the Gosanke
Gosanke

The were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan. They were descended from Tokugawa Ieyasu through younger brothers of his heir, Tokugawa Hidetada....
, the Matsudaira clan of Aizu
Aizu

is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima.During the Edo period, Aizu was a han known as and part of Mutsu province....
, the Matsudaira clan of the Fukui Domain
Fukui Domain

The was a feudal domain in Echizen Province of Japan during the Edo period. It is also sometimes called . The family name of the heads of the domain is "Matsudaira"....
.

See also

  • Fudai
    Fudai

    was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration....
  • 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....


Further reading

  • Totman, Conrad. (1967). Politics in the Tokugawa bakufu, 1600-1843. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
    Harvard University Press

    Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. It was established on January 13, 1913....
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