Inaba clan
The Inaba clan (稲葉氏, Inaba-shi) were a samurai kin group which rose to prominence during the Sengoku and Edo periods.[1] In the Edo period, the Inaba were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokugawa clan,[1] in contrast with the tozama ("outsider clans").
Clan branches
The fudai Inaba clan originated in 16th century Mino Province.[2] They claim descent from Kōno Michitaka (d. 1374),[3] who claimed descent from Emperor Kammu (736–805).[4]
- The senior branch of the Inaba are descended from Inaba Sadamichi (1551–1606),[3] who was raised in rank by Oda Nobunaga in 1564.[2] He was established in 1585 at Hachiman Domain (40,000 koku) in Mino Province.[3] In 1600, he and his heirs were installed at Usuki Domain (56,000 koku) in Bungo Province, and his descendants remained in the same place until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.[2] The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" (伯爵 hakushaku) in the Meiji period.[3]
- A cadet branch descended from Inaba Masanari (+1628), who fought in the armies of Nobunaga and then Hashiba Hideyoshi.[3] This branch of the Inaba was created in 1588.[2] In 1619, he was granted the han of Itoigawa (25,000 koku) in Echigo Province; then, in 1627, his holding was transferred to Mōka Domain (65,000 koku) in Shimotsuke Province. His descendants resided successively at Odawara Domain (105,000 koku) in Sagami Province from 1632 through 1685, at Takata Domain in Echigo province from 1685 through 1701, and at Sakura Domain in Shimōsa Province from 1701 through 1723.[3] Masanari's heirs settled at Yodo Domain (115,000 koku) in Yamashiro province from 1723 through 1868.[2] The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" in the Meiji period.[3]
- Another cadet branch of the Inaba clan was created in 1781.[2] From 1785 through 1868, this branch of the clan continued to live at Tateyama Domain (10,000 koku) in Awa Province. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" in the Meiji period.[3]
Clan temple
Tōzen-ji, a Buddhist temple in Edo, was considered the family temple of various clans, including the main branch of the Inaba clan.[5]
Notable members
- Inaba Sadamichi (稲葉貞道, 1551–1606)
- Inaba Masanari (1571–October 14, 1628)
- Inaba Masamichi (1623–1696), 8th Kyoto shoshidai.[1]
- Inaba Masanobu (1749–1806), 34th Kyoto shoshidai.[1]
- Inaba Masakuni (1834–1898), 55th Kyoto shoshidai.[1]
Further reading
- Appert, Georges and H. Kinoshita. (1888). Ancien Japon. Tokyo: Imprimerie Kokubunsha.
- Cortazzi, Hugh. (2000). Collected Writings of Sir Hugh Cortazzi, Vol. II. London: Routledge. 10-ISBN 1-873-41092-1
- Hank, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Oxford University Press. 10-ISBN 0-195-08137-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-195-08137-4 (cloth)
- Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in de Edo-Zeit: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867. Münster: Tagenbuch. ISBN 3-8258-3939-7
- Papinot, Jacques Edmund Joseph. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha...Click link for digitized 1906 Nobiliaire du japon (2003)
- Sasaki, Suguru. (2002). Boshin sensō: haisha no Meiji ishin. Tokyo: Chūōkōron-shinsha.
References
- ^ a b c d e Meyer, Eva-Maria. "Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit." Universität Tübingen (in German). Cite error: The named reference "gk1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d e f Appert, Georges. (1888). Ancien Japon, p. 67. Cite error: The named reference "a67" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d e f g h Papinot, Jacques. (2003). Nobiliare du Japon -- Inaba, p. 15; Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon. (in French/German). Cite error: The named reference "p15" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Inaba" at Ancestry.com citing Hank, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names.
- ^ Cortazzi, Hugh. (2000). Collected Writings of Sir Hugh Cortazzi, Vol. II, pp. 210-211.
External links
- National Diet Library: NDL call number: YDM23880, photo of Edo residence of Yodo (Inaba) clan
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