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Matsudaira (Nagasawa-Okochi)

 

  • Domain: Takasaki
  • Stipend: 52,000 koku
  • Class: Fudai 5
  • Headquarters: Takasaki Castle (Flatland)

Family of daimyo descended from Minamoto Yorimasa (1106-1180) (Seiwa-Genji).

Branch of Nobuoki (1630-1692), 5th son of Nobutsuna. Settled in 1681 at Tsuchiura (Hitachi); in 1692 at Mibu (Shimotsuke); in 1695 at Takasaki (Kozuke); in 1710 at Murakami (Echigo); at last from 1717 at Takasaki.

Succession

  • Masatsuna (1576-1648)
  • Nobutsuna (1596-1662)
  • Nobuoki
  • Terusada - Daimyo of Mibu (Shimotsuke -- 32,000 koku); daimyo of Takasaki (Kozuke -- 52,000 koku), first tenure; daimyo of Murakami (Echigo -- 72,000 koku); 1st Matsudaira daimyo of Takasaki, second tenure
  • Terunori
  • Terutaka
  • Teruyasu
  • Terunobu
  • Teruyoshi
  • Teruakira
  • Terumichi
  • Terutoshi
  • Teruna

Notable Ancestors

  • Okochi Akitsuna

Grandson of Torimasa, was the first to take the name of Okochi.

  • Matsudaira Masatsuna (1576-1648)

Son of Hidetsuna, was adopted by Matsudaira (Nagasawa) Masatsugu and the family took the name of Matsudaira. He served Ieyasu, who in 1604 gave him a revenue of 20,000 koku in Izu. In 1627, he left the management of his domains to his son Nobutsuna.

  • Matsudaira Nobutsuna (1596-1662)

Was educated with the future Shogun Iemitsu. In 1633, he received the fief of Oshi (Musashi -- 60,000 koku). In 1638, he succeeded Itakura Shigemasa, quelled the insurrection of Shimabara (Hizen), and on his return was transferred to Kawagoe (Musashi -- 90,000 koku).

His descendants settled in 1694 at Koga (Shimosa); in 1712 at Yoshida (Mikawa); in 1729 at Hamamatsu (Totomi); at last from 1749 at Yoshida.

Related Branches

  • Eldest branch: Yoshida (Mikawa -- 79,000 koku)
  • Branch of Masanobu: Otaki (Kazusa -- 25,000 koku)

Sources

 


 

Matsudaira (Okudaira)

 

  • Domain: Obata
  • Stipend: 20,000 koku
  • Class: Fudai 5
  • Headquarters: Obata Castle

Branch of the Okudaira family.

Junior branch issued from Tadanao (1651-1726), which in 1700 took possession of Handa (Mutsu), was transferred in 1734 to Usui (Kozuke), and from 1767 resided at Obata.

Succession

  • Tadaaki (1583-1644)
  • Tadahiro (1628-1700)
  • Tadanao (1651-1726)
  • Tadaakira
  • Tadatsune - 1st Matsudaira daimyo of Obata
  • Tadayoshi
  • Tadashige
  • Tadayuki

Notable Ancestors

  • Matsudaira Tadaaki (1583-1644)

Son of Nobumasa, was adopted by Ieyasu, whose grandson he was, and received for himself and his posterity the name of Matsudaira. He resided successively: in 1602 at Sakute (Mikawa): in 1610 at Kameyama (Ise -- 50,000 koku); in 1615 at Osaka (Settsu -- 100,000 koku); in 1619 at Koriyama (Yamato -- 120,000 koku); in 1639 at Himeji (Harima -- 180,000 koku).

  • Matsudaira Tadahiro (1628-1700)

Was transferred in 1648 to Yamagata (Dewa -- 150,000 koku); in 1668 at Utsunomiya (Shimotsuke); in 1681 at Shirakawa (Mutsu); in 1692 at Yamagata.

Related Branches

  • Senior branch: Oshi (Musashi -- 100 koku)

Sources

 


 

Matsudaira (Echizen)

 

  • Domain: Maebashi (formerly Umayabashi)
  • Stipend: 170,000 koku
  • Class: Shinpan
  • Headquarters: Maebashi Castle

Family issued from Hideyasu, 2nd son of Ieyasu.

Branch issued from Naomoto, 4th son of Hideyasu. It resided successively: in 1624 at Katsuyama (Echizen -- 30,000 koku); in 1634 at Ono (Echizen -- 50,000 koku); in 1644 at Yamagata (Dewa -- 150,000 koku); in 1648 at Himeji (Harima); in 1649 at Murakami (Echigo); in 1667 at Himeji; in 1682 at Hida (Bungo); in 1686 at Yamagata; in 1692 Shirakawa (Mutsu); in 1741 at Himeji; in 1749 at Maebashi (Kozuke); in 1767 at Kawagoe (Musashi); and from 1863 at Maebashi.

Succession

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616)
  • Yuki Hideyasu (1574-1607)
  • Naomoto (1604-1648) - Daimyo of Katsuyama (Echizen -- 30,000 koku); daimyo of Ono (Echizen -- 50,000 koku); daimyo of Yamagata (Dewa -- 150,000 koku); 1st Matsudaira daimyo of Himeji (Harima -- 150,000 koku), first tenure
  • Naonori - 2nd Matsudaira daimyo of Himeji; daimyo of Murakami (Echigo -- 150,000 koku); daimyo of Himeji (Harima -- 150,000 koku), second tenure; daimyo of Yamagata (Dewa -- 90,000 koku); 1st Matsudaira daimyo of Shirakawa (Mutsu -- 150,000 koku)
  • Motochika
  • Yoshichika/Akinori - 3rd Matsudaira daimyo of Shirakawa; 1st Matsudaira daimyo of Himeji (Harima -- 150,000 koku), third tenure
  • Tomonori - 2nd Matsudaira daimyo of Himeji; daimyo of Maebashi (Kozuke -- 150,000 koku); 1st Matsudaira daimyo of Kawagoe (Musashi -- 170,000 koku)
  • Naotsune
  • Naonobu
  • Naritsune
  • Tsunenori
  • Naoyoshi
  • Naokatsu - 7th Matsudaira daimyo of Kawagoe; 1st Matsudaira daimyo of Maebashi
  • Naokata

Notable Ancestors

  • Yuki Hideyasu (1574-1607)

Was brought up by Hideyoshi, and took part in his campaign in Kyushu against the Shimazu (1587). In 1590, Yuki Harumoto, daimyo of Shimosa, having no children, asked Hideyoshi to get him an adoptive son; Hideyoshi selected Hideyasu, who from that moment bore the name of Yuki and entered into possession of the fief of Yuki (100,000 koku). In 1600, he accompanied his father in the war against Uesugi Kagekatsu, then assisted at the battle of Sekigahara, after which he received the daimyoate of Kita-no-sho (Echizen -- 670,000 koku). He died at the age of 33, leaving five sons, whose descendants formed the eight branches of Matsudaira of Echizen.

Related Branches

  • Senior branch: Tsuyama (Mimasaka -- 100,000 koku)
  • Junior branch: Fukui (Echizen -- 320,000 koku)
  • Branch: Itoigawa (Echigo -- 10,000 koku)
  • Branch of Naomasa: Matsue (Izumo -- 186,000 koku)
  • Branch: Hirose (Izumo -- 30,000 koku)
  • Branch: Mori (Izumo -- 10,000 koku)
  • Branch of Naoyoshi: Akashi (Harima -- 100,000 koku)

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Matsudaira (Takatsukasa)

 

  • Domain: Yoshii
  • Stipend: 10,000 koku
  • Class: Shinpan 4
  • Headquarters: Yoshii Castle

Daimyo family descended from Fujiwara (Takatsukasa) Kanehira (1228-1294).

Succession

  • Takatasukasa Nobufusa (1565-1657)
  • Nobuhira (1564-1657)
  • ...
  • Nobukiyo - 1st Matsudaira daimyo of Yoshii
  • Nobutomo
  • Nobuari
  • Nobuakira
  • Nobushige
  • Nobumitsu
  • Nobuyoshi
  • Nobutada
  • Nobuoki
  • Nobunori

Notable Ancestors

  • Matsudaira Nobuhira (1564-1657)

Son of the Kanpaku Takatsukasa Nobufusa. He received the name of Matsudaira from the Shogun Iemitsu because he had married the daughter of Tokugawa Yorinobu (Kii), son of Ieyasu.

  • Matsudaira Nobukiyo

Grandson of Nobuhira, who in 1709, settled at Yoshii, where his descendants remained.

Sources

 


 

Akimoto

 

  • Domain: Tateyabashi
  • Stipend: 60,000 koku
  • Class: Fudai 4
  • Headquarters: Tateyabashi Castle (Flatland)

Family of daimyo descending from the Utsunomiya and through them from the Fujiwara. Towards 1450, they were named after the district of Akimoto (Kazusa), which they possessed.

Succession

  • Nagatomo ( -1628)
  • Yasutomo (1580-1642) - 1st Akimoto daimyo of Tanimura (Kai -- 18,000 koku)
  • Tomitomo
  • Takatomo (1647-1714) - 3rd Akimoto daimyo of Tanimura; 1st Akimoto daimyo of Kawagoe (Musashi -- 60,000 koku)
  • Takafusa
  • Takamoto
  • Suketomo - 4th Akimoto daimyo of Kawagoe; 1st Akimoto daimyo of Yamagata (Dewa -- 60,000 koku)
  • Tsunetomo
  • Hisatomo
  • Yukitomo - 4th Akimoto daimyo of Yamagata; 1st Akimoto daimyo of Tateyabashi
  • Hirotomo (1848-1883, daimyo 1864- )

Notable Ancestors

  • Akimoto Nagatomo ( -1628)

First served the Hojo. After the fall of Odawara (1590), he was attached to Ieyasu who gave him estates at Sosha (Kozuke), and later, after Sekigahara (1600) raised him to the rank of daimyo.

  • Akimoto Yasutomo (1580-1642)

Tajima no Kami. In 1641, received the fief of Tanimura (Kai -- 18,000 koku).

  • Akimoto Takatomo (1647-1714)

Son of Toda Tadamasa, was adopted by Akimoto Tomitomo who had no children. In 1704, he was transferred to Kawagoe (Musashi -- 50,000 koku).

In 1767, his descendants settled in Yamagata (Dewa); then from 1845 resided at Tatebayashi.

Sources

 


 

Toki

 

  • Class: Fudai 5
  • Domain: Numata
  • Stipend: 35,000 koku
  • Headquarters: Numata Castle

Daimyo family descended from Minamoto Yorimitsu (944-1021) (Seiwa-Genji).

Succession

  • Mitsunobu
  • ...
  • Sadamasa (1551-1597)
  • Sadayoshi (1579-1618) - 1st Toki daimyo of Takatsuki (Settsu -- 30,000 koku)
  • Yuriyuki - 2nd Toki daimyo of Takatsuki; 1st Toki daimyo of Kaminoyama (Dewa -- 25,000 koku)
  • Yuritaka - 2nd Toki daimyo of Kaminoyama; 1st Toki daimyo of Tanaka (Suruga -- 35,000 koku)
  • Yoritoshi - 2nd Toki daimyo of Tanaka; 1st Toki daimyo of Numata
  • Yorioki
  • Sadatsune
  • Yorihiro
  • Sadayoshi
  • Sadatomi
  • Yorinobu
  • Yorimitsu
  • Yorikatsu
  • Yoriyasu
  • Yoriyuki
  • Yorioki

Notable Ancestors

  • Toki Mitsunobu

Descended from Yorimitsu in the 4th generation, settled at Toki (Mino) and took the name of that place. He served the ex-emperor Toba and was Kebiishi and Dewa no kami. He is the ancestor of the Toki, Asano, Akechi, etc. families.

  • Toki Sadamasa (1551-1597)

Descendant of Akechi Kuniatsu. When only two years old, he lost his father Sadaaki, who was killed during the civil wars that desolated the Mino province (1552). Carried by his mother to Mikawa, he was adopted by Suganuma Sadamitsu. At the age of 14, he served Ieyasu's army and took the name of Saito. In 1590, he received a revenue of 10,000 koku in the Soma district (Shimosa) and revived the former glory of the Toki.

  • Toki Sadayoshi (1579-1618)

Son of Sadamasa, served Hidetada in his Shinano campaign (1600), then received charge of the Mito castle (Hitachi). In 1617, he received the fief of Takatsuki (Settsu -- 30,000 koku).

His descendants successively resided: in 1619 at Soma (Shimosa); in 1627 at Kaminoyama (Dewa); in 1712 at Tanaka (Suruga); and from 1742 at Numata.

Sources

 


 

Itakura

 

  • Domain: Annaka
  • Stipend: 30,000 koku
  • Class: Fudai 5
  • Headquarters: Annaka Castle

Daimyo family native of Mikawa and descended from the Seijwa-Genji by the Shibukawa branch.

Junior branch resided in 1681 at Annaka (Kozuke -- 15,000 koku); in 1702 at Izumi (Mutsu -- 20,000 koku); in 1746 at Sagara (Totomi -- 25,000 koku); finally from 1749 at Annaka.

Succession

  • Katsushige (1542-1624)
  • Shigemune (1587-1656)
  • Shigekata - 1st Itakura daimyo of Annaka (Kozuke -- 15,000 koku), first tenure
  • Shigeatsu - 2nd Itakura daimyo of Annaka; 1st Itakura daimyo of Izumi (Mutsu -- 15,000 koku)
  • Katsukiyo - 2nd Itakura daimyo of Izumi; 1st Itakura daimyo of Sagara (Totomi -- 20,000 koku); 1st Itakura daimyo of Annaka, second tenure
  • Katsutoshi
  • Katsuoki
  • Kastunao
  • Katsuakira
  • Katsumasa

Notable Ancestors

  • Itakura Katsushige (1542-1624)

Was a bonze till the age of 40, when he abandoned his profession to follow the call of Ieyasu, who in 1586 made him Suruga-bugyo, then in 1591, Kanto-daikan. After Sekigahara, in 1601, he became Shoshidai of Kyoto, and occupied this office for twenty years. He received the title of Iga no kami, had his revenues raised to 40,000 koku, but no castle was confided to him.

  • Itakura Shigemune (1587-1656)

Eldest son of Katsushige. In 1620, he succeeded his father in the office of Shoshidai, which office he held till 1654. In 1656, he became daimyo of Sekiyado (Shimosa -- 50,000 koku), and died the same year.

Related Branches

  • Senior branch: Matsuyama (Bitchu -- 50,000 koku)
  • Branch: Fukushima (Mutsu -- 80,000 koku)
  • Branch: Niwase (Bitchu -- 20,000 koku)

Sources

 


 

Sakai

 

  • Domain: Isezaki
  • Stipend: 20,000 koku
  • Class: Fudai 5
  • Headquarters: Isezaki Castle

Daimyo family coming from Mikawa and descended from Minamoto Arichika. Arichika had two sons; one, Yasuchika, took the name of Matsudaira; the other, Chikauji, that of Sakai, and is the ancestor of the family of that name. Hirochika, son of Chikauji, also had two sons who were the head of the two principal branches of the family.

Branch of Masachika which from 1681 remained at Isezaki.

Succession

  • Chikauji
  • Hirochika
  • Ietada
  • Nobuchika
  • Ietsugu
  • Kiyohide
  • Masachika ( -1576)
  • Shigetada
  • Tadayo (1572-1636)
  • Tadayuki (1599-1636)
  • Tadakiyo (1624-1681)
  • Tadahiro - 1st Sakai daimyo of Isezaki
  • Tadatsugu
  • Tadaharu
  • Tadaakira
  • Tadayoshi
  • Tadakata
  • Tadatsune
  • Tadatsuyo
  • Tadaaki

Notable Ancestors

  • Sakai Masachika ( -1576)

Served the Tokugawa, Nobutada, Kiyoyasu and Hirotada. In 1561, he took the castle of Nishio (Mikawa), which was afterwards entrusted to his care.

  • Sakai Shigetada

Son of Masachika. In 1590, received the fief of Kawagoe (Musashi -- 15,000 koku); and in 1601 that of Umayabashi (Kozuke -- 35,000 koku). During the Osaka campaign (1615), he guarded the castle of Edo.

  • Sakai Tadakiyo (1624-1681)

Governed during the illness of the Shogun Ietsuna (1675-1680) and showed great talents of administration.

In 1749, his descendants were transferred to Himeji (Harima -- 150,000 koku), where they remained.

Related Branches

  • Senior branch: Tsuraugaoka (Dewa -- 120,000 koku)
  • Branch: Matsumine (Dewa -- 20,000 koku)
  • Branch: Himeji (Harima -- 150,000 koku)
  • Branch: Katsuyama (Awa -- 12,000 koku)
  • Branch: Obama (Wakasa -- 103,500 koku)
  • Branch: Tsuruga (Echizen -- 10,000 koku)

Sources

 


 

Maeda

 

  • Domain: Nanokaichi
  • Stipend: 10,000 koku
  • Class: Tozama 5
  • Headquarters: Municipal office

Family of daimyo who came from Owari and descended from Sugawara Michizane (847-903).

Branch that from 1616 resided at Nanokaichi.

Succession

  • Toshiie (1538-1599)
  • Toshitaka - 1st Maeda daimyo of Nanokaichi
  • Toshitomo
  • Toshihiro
  • Toshiyoshi
  • Toshifusa
  • Toshitada
  • Toshihira
  • Toshiakira
  • Toshimochi
  • Toshiyoshi
  • Toshiakira
  • Toshiaki

Notable Ancestors

  • Maeda Toshiie (1538-1599)

Served Nobunaga at first, who intrusted to his keeping the castle of Arako (Owari). After the destruction of the Asakura (1573), he established himself at Fuchu (Echizen -- 33,000 koku); in 1581 obtained the province of Noto; then in 1583, that of Kaga. During the campaign against the Hojo (1590), he, together with Uesugi Kagekatsu, received orders to take the castles in Kozuke and Musashi. At the time of the Korean expedition (1592), he accompanied Hideyoshi to Nagoya (Hizen), and directed military affairs from that place, when the latter returned to Fushimi. He was one of the five tairo who had been appointed governors during the minority of Hideyori and it is to him more particularly that the Taiko, at the point of death, confided his son. It is then not astonishing that he tried to combat the ambitious views of Ieyasu; he died the following year. Toshiie is often called Kaga-Dainagon.

Related Branches

  • Senior branch: Kanazawa (Kaga - 1,027,000 koku)
  • Junior branch: Daishoji (Kaga -- 100,000 koku)
  • Junior branch: Toyama (Etchu -- 100,000 koku)

Sources

 

 


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