Nanbu clan
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The was a Japanese samurai clan originating in northern Japan, specifically Mutsu Province
(the northeast coast of Honshū
). The Nanbu claimed descent from the Minamoto clan
, and its members first enter the historical record as residents of Kai Province
during the Kamakura period
. The clan later moved to Mutsu. In the Sengoku period
, the clan frequently clashed with its neighbors, including the Tsugaru clan
, one of its branches which declared independence. The Nanbu clan was on the winning side of the Battle of Sekigahara
, and entered the Edo period
as the lordly (daimyo
) family of the Morioka Domain
. Over the course of the Edo period, several branch families were established, each of which received its own fief.
During the Boshin War
of 1868-69, the Nanbu clan and its branches fought on the side of the Ouetsu Reppan Domei
, the northern alliance of domains. After the collapse of the alliance, the Nanbu clan had much of its land confiscated, and in 1871, the heads of its branches were relieved of office
. In the Meiji era, they became part of the new nobility
. The main Nanbu line survives to the present day; its current head, Toshiaki Nanbu, is the chief priest of Yasukuni Shrine
.
, via the Takeda clan of Kai Province
. Minamoto no Mitsuyuki, the great-great grandson of Minamoto no Yoshimitsu
, was the first to take the Nanbu name, after the area in Kai where he resided. The earliest written reference to the Nanbu region of Kai is in the late 13th century writings of the Buddhist monk Nichiren
. It was in the Nanbokucho period that the Nanbu left Kai and moved to Mutsu Province
, where they would remain until 1871.
In the Sengoku period
, the Nanbu clan reached the zenith of its power under the headship of Nanbu Harumasa. Harumasa was very politically active, and corresponded with Oda Nobunaga
.
A major point of conflict for the Nanbu clan during these years was its relationship with the Ōura clan. The Ōura were a cadet branch of the Nanbu. They declared their independence from the Nanbu in 1571, during the headship of Ōura Tamenobu. Tamenobu had been under the Nanbu clan's local magistrate Ishikawa Takanobu; however, he attacked and killed Ishikawa and began taking the Nanbu clan's castles. Tamenobu also attacked Kitabatake Akimura (another local power figure) and took his castle at Namioka. The Ōura clan's fight against the Nanbu clan, under Nanbu Nobunao
, would continue in the ensuing years. In 1590, Tamenobu pledged fealty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi
; Hideyoshi confirmed Tamenobu in his holdings, effectively putting him out of the Nanbu clan's grasp. As the Ōura fief had been in the Tsugaru region on the northern tip of Honshū
, the family then changed its name to Tsugaru.
Nanbu Harumasa's heir Nobunao pledged allegiance to Toyotomi Hideyoshi
in 1590. Hideyoshi confirmed Nobunao's lordship over the Nanbu fief, and helped suppress an uprising by Nobunao's relative Kunohe Masazane. Nobunao thus helped to secure northern Honshū
for Toyotomi Hideyoshi
.
The Nanbu clan sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu
's Eastern Army during the Battle of Sekigahara
. In the wake of Ieyasu's victory, the Nanbu clan was confirmed in its lordship of the (also known as the ). The income rating was placed at 100,000 koku
, but later in the Edo era, Morioka was given the political ranking of a domain twice its size. The Nanbu clan remained here for the entirety of the Edo Period
, surviving until the Meiji Restoration
. Over the course of the Edo period, two new branches of the Nanbu clan were founded. One of them was granted the fief of Hachinohe
, and the other one was granted the fief of Shichinohe. In 1821, the old tensions between the Nanbu and Tsugaru flared once more, in the wake of the , a foiled plot by Sōma Daisaku, a former retainer of the Nanbu clan, to assassinate the Tsugaru lord. The Nanbu clan's territories were also among those effected by the Tenpo famine
of the mid-1830s.
Though no Nanbu lord ever held shogunate office, the Nanbu of Morioka (together with many of the other domains of northern Honshū
) assisted the shogunate in policing the frontier region of Ezochi (now Hokkaido
). The clan's first direct encounter with foreigners came in the late 16th century, when a Dutch ship, the Breskens, arrived in Nanbu territory. A shore party from the ship was captured by local authorities and taken to Edo
.
Over the course of its history particularly in the Edo period, there were several retainers of the Nanbu clan who became famous on a national scale. Narayama Sado, a clan elder (karō) who was active during the Boshin War, was one of them; he was responsible for leading the Nanbu clan's political activity and interaction with neighboring domains. Hara Takashi
, who later became Prime Minister of Japan, was another. Some 20th century figures in Japanese politics also came from families of former Nanbu retainers; perhaps the most well-known ones were Seishirō Itagaki and Hideki Tōjō
.
of 1868-69, the Nanbu clan was initially neutral. However, under the leadership of Nanbu Toshihisa and the clan elder
(家老, karō) Narayama Sado, the Nanbu clan later sided with the northern alliance (the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
). On September 23, 1868, the Nanbu clan's troops joined in the attack on the Akita Domain, which had seceded from the alliance and sided with the imperial government. By October 7, Nanbu troops took Ōdate, one of the Akita domain's castles. However, due to the collapse of the alliance, the Nanbu clan surrendered to the imperial army on October 29, 1868. After the war, the Nanbu clan's holdings were drastically reduced by the imperial government as punishment for siding with the northern domains. The Nanbu of Morioka were then briefly moved to Shiroishi
before being returned to Morioka. Nanbu chūi 南部中尉, p. 4. (Accessed from National Diet Library, 15 August 2008) Two years after the war, as with all other daimyo, the heads of all three Nanbu branches were relieved of their offices by the abolition of the han system
. Nanbu chūi 南部中尉, p. 4. (Accessed from National Diet Library, 15 August 2008)
In the early years of the Meiji era, the main Nanbu line was ennobled with the title of count
(hakushaku) in the new nobility system. The Nanbu of Hachinohe and Shichinohe were also ennobled with the title of viscount
(shishaku). Count Toshinaga Nanbu, the 42nd generation Nanbu family head, was an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army
, he died in battle during the Russo-Japanese War
. He was succeeded by his brother Toshiatsu; Toshiatsu was a proponent of the arts and studied painting under Kuroda Seiki
. As Toshiatsu's presumptive heir Toshisada died at age 18, Toshiatsu adopted Toshihide Ichijō, his son-in-law, as his heir. Toshihide was the son of Duke Ichijō Saneteru, who was a former court noble. Upon adoption, Toshihide assumed the Nanbu name, and after Toshiatsu's death, became 44th generation Nanbu family head. After Toshihide's death in 1980, his son Toshiaki became 45th generation head. From 2004 through 2009, Toshiaki was the chief priest
of Yasukuni Shrine
.
Branch line (Hachinohe)
Branch line (Shichinohe)
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...
(the northeast coast of Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
). The Nanbu claimed descent from the Minamoto clan
Minamoto clan
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were demoted into the ranks of the nobility. The practice was most prevalent during the Heian Period , although its last occurrence was during the Sengoku Era. The Taira were another such offshoot of...
, and its members first enter the historical record as residents of Kai Province
Kai Province
, also known as , is an old province in Japan in the area of Yamanashi Prefecture. It lies in central Honshū, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture....
during the Kamakura period
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....
. The clan later moved to Mutsu. In 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...
, the clan frequently clashed with its neighbors, including the Tsugaru clan
Tsugaru clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan originating in northern Japan, specifically Mutsu Province . A branch of the local Nanbu clan, the Tsugaru rose to power during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. It was on the winning side of the Battle of Sekigahara, and entered the Edo period as a family of lords ...
, one of its branches which declared independence. The Nanbu clan was on the winning side of the Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Sekigahara
The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
, and entered 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....
as the lordly (daimyo
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...
) family of the Morioka Domain
Morioka Domain
The was a han or feudal domain that encompasses present-day the middle-northern part of Iwate Prefecture and eastern part of Aomori Prefecture. It is sometimes colloquially called . The domain was tozama daimyo and was governed by the Satake clan. Its income was 100,000...
. Over the course of the Edo period, several branch families were established, each of which received its own fief.
During the Boshin War
Boshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
of 1868-69, the Nanbu clan and its branches fought on the side of the Ouetsu Reppan Domei
Ouetsu Reppan Domei
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, the northern alliance of domains. After the collapse of the alliance, the Nanbu clan had much of its land confiscated, and in 1871, the heads of its branches were relieved of office
Abolition of the han system
The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...
. In the Meiji era, they became part of the new nobility
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
. The main Nanbu line survives to the present day; its current head, Toshiaki Nanbu, is the chief priest of Yasukuni Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine
is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Currently, its Symbolic Registry of Divinities lists the names of over 2,466,000 enshrined men and women whose lives were dedicated to the service of...
.
Origins
The Nanbu clan claimed descent from the Seiwa GenjiSeiwa 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...
, via the Takeda clan of Kai Province
Kai Province
, also known as , is an old province in Japan in the area of Yamanashi Prefecture. It lies in central Honshū, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture....
. Minamoto no Mitsuyuki, the great-great grandson of Minamoto no Yoshimitsu
Minamoto no Yoshimitsu
, son of Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, was a Minamoto clan samurai during Japan's Heian Period. His brother was the famous Minamoto no Yoshiie. Minamoto no Yoshimitsu is credited as the ancient progenitor of the Japanese martial art, Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu...
, was the first to take the Nanbu name, after the area in Kai where he resided. The earliest written reference to the Nanbu region of Kai is in the late 13th century writings of the Buddhist monk Nichiren
Nichiren
Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period in Japan. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra, entitled Myōhō-Renge-Kyō in Japanese, as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment and the chanting of Nam-Myōhō-Renge-Kyō as the essential practice of the teaching...
. It was in the Nanbokucho period that the Nanbu left Kai and moved to Mutsu Province
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...
, where they would remain until 1871.
Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama era
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...
, the Nanbu clan reached the zenith of its power under the headship of Nanbu Harumasa. Harumasa was very politically active, and corresponded with Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
.
A major point of conflict for the Nanbu clan during these years was its relationship with the Ōura clan. The Ōura were a cadet branch of the Nanbu. They declared their independence from the Nanbu in 1571, during the headship of Ōura Tamenobu. Tamenobu had been under the Nanbu clan's local magistrate Ishikawa Takanobu; however, he attacked and killed Ishikawa and began taking the Nanbu clan's castles. Tamenobu also attacked Kitabatake Akimura (another local power figure) and took his castle at Namioka. The Ōura clan's fight against the Nanbu clan, under Nanbu Nobunao
Nanbu Nobunao
' was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period. He succeeded his father as head of the Nanbu clan and was a prominent figure in the local warfare which took place in northern Japan, and was the father of Nanbu Toshinao, the first daimyo of the Morioka Domain....
, would continue in the ensuing years. In 1590, Tamenobu pledged fealty to 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...
; Hideyoshi confirmed Tamenobu in his holdings, effectively putting him out of the Nanbu clan's grasp. As the Ōura fief had been in the Tsugaru region on the northern tip of Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, the family then changed its name to Tsugaru.
Nanbu Harumasa's heir Nobunao pledged allegiance to 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...
in 1590. Hideyoshi confirmed Nobunao's lordship over the Nanbu fief, and helped suppress an uprising by Nobunao's relative Kunohe Masazane. Nobunao thus helped to secure northern Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
for 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...
.
Edo era
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...
's Eastern Army during the Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Sekigahara
The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
. In the wake of Ieyasu's victory, the Nanbu clan was confirmed in its lordship of the (also known as the ). The income rating was placed at 100,000 koku
Koku
The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
, but later in the Edo era, Morioka was given the political ranking of a domain twice its size. The Nanbu clan remained here for the entirety of 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....
, surviving until the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
. Over the course of the Edo period, two new branches of the Nanbu clan were founded. One of them was granted the fief of Hachinohe
Hachinohe Domain
' was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan, located in Mutsu Province, Honshū. Its territory included 41 villages in Sannohe District, 38 villages in Kunohe District, and 4 villages in Shiwa District, with a total revenue of 22,000 koku...
, and the other one was granted the fief of Shichinohe. In 1821, the old tensions between the Nanbu and Tsugaru flared once more, in the wake of the , a foiled plot by Sōma Daisaku, a former retainer of the Nanbu clan, to assassinate the Tsugaru lord. The Nanbu clan's territories were also among those effected by the Tenpo famine
Tenpo famine
The Tenpo famine , also known as the "Great Tenpo famine" was a famine which affected Tenpo era Japan. It is considered to have begun in 1833, and lasted until 1837...
of the mid-1830s.
Though no Nanbu lord ever held shogunate office, the Nanbu of Morioka (together with many of the other domains of northern Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
) assisted the shogunate in policing the frontier region of Ezochi (now Hokkaido
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
). The clan's first direct encounter with foreigners came in the late 16th century, when a Dutch ship, the Breskens, arrived in Nanbu territory. A shore party from the ship was captured by local authorities and taken to Edo
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
.
Over the course of its history particularly in the Edo period, there were several retainers of the Nanbu clan who became famous on a national scale. Narayama Sado, a clan elder (karō) who was active during the Boshin War, was one of them; he was responsible for leading the Nanbu clan's political activity and interaction with neighboring domains. Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi
was a Japanese politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Japan from 29 September 1918 to 4 November 1921. He was also called Hara Kei informally. He was the first commoner appointed to the office of prime minister of Japan...
, who later became Prime Minister of Japan, was another. Some 20th century figures in Japanese politics also came from families of former Nanbu retainers; perhaps the most well-known ones were Seishirō Itagaki and Hideki Tōjō
Hideki Tōjō
Hideki Tōjō was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army , the leader of the Taisei Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II, from 17 October 1941 to 22 July 1944...
.
Boshin War
During the Boshin WarBoshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
of 1868-69, the Nanbu clan was initially neutral. However, under the leadership of Nanbu Toshihisa and the clan elder
KARO
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(家老, karō) Narayama Sado, the Nanbu clan later sided with the northern alliance (the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
Ouetsu Reppan Domei
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). On September 23, 1868, the Nanbu clan's troops joined in the attack on the Akita Domain, which had seceded from the alliance and sided with the imperial government. By October 7, Nanbu troops took Ōdate, one of the Akita domain's castles. However, due to the collapse of the alliance, the Nanbu clan surrendered to the imperial army on October 29, 1868. After the war, the Nanbu clan's holdings were drastically reduced by the imperial government as punishment for siding with the northern domains. The Nanbu of Morioka were then briefly moved to Shiroishi
Shiroishi, Miyagi
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 37,432 and a population density of 131 persons per km². The total area is 286.47 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1954.-Notable locations:...
before being returned to Morioka. Nanbu chūi 南部中尉, p. 4. (Accessed from National Diet Library, 15 August 2008) Two years after the war, as with all other daimyo, the heads of all three Nanbu branches were relieved of their offices by the abolition of the han system
Abolition of the han system
The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...
. Nanbu chūi 南部中尉, p. 4. (Accessed from National Diet Library, 15 August 2008)
Meiji era and beyond
In the early years of the Meiji era, the main Nanbu line was ennobled with the title of count
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
(hakushaku) in the new nobility system. The Nanbu of Hachinohe and Shichinohe were also ennobled with the title of viscount
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
(shishaku). Count Toshinaga Nanbu, the 42nd generation Nanbu family head, was an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
, he died in battle during the Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
. He was succeeded by his brother Toshiatsu; Toshiatsu was a proponent of the arts and studied painting under Kuroda Seiki
Kuroda Seiki
Viscount was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter and teacher, noted for bringing Western theories about art to a wide Japanese audience. He was among the leaders of the yōga movement in late 19th- and early 20th-century Japanese painting...
. As Toshiatsu's presumptive heir Toshisada died at age 18, Toshiatsu adopted Toshihide Ichijō, his son-in-law, as his heir. Toshihide was the son of Duke Ichijō Saneteru, who was a former court noble. Upon adoption, Toshihide assumed the Nanbu name, and after Toshiatsu's death, became 44th generation Nanbu family head. After Toshihide's death in 1980, his son Toshiaki became 45th generation head. From 2004 through 2009, Toshiaki was the chief priest
Kannushi
A , also called , is the person responsible for the maintenance of a Shinto shrine as well as for leading worship of a given kami. The characters for kannushi are sometimes also read jinshu with the same meaning....
of Yasukuni Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine
is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Currently, its Symbolic Registry of Divinities lists the names of over 2,466,000 enshrined men and women whose lives were dedicated to the service of...
.
Family heads
Main line (Sannohe, later Morioka)- Mitsuyuki (1165?-1236?).
- Sanemitsu
- Tokizane
- Masamitsu
- Munetsune
- Muneyuki
- Sukeyuki
- Masatsura
- Sukemasa
- Shigetoki
- Nobunaga
- Masayuki (?-1388)
- Moriyuki
- Yoshimasa
- Masamori
- Sukemasa
- Mitsumasa
- Tokimasa
- Michitsugu
- Nobutoki (1442-1501)
- Nobuyoshi (1462-1503)
- Masayasu (1461-1507)
- Yasunobu (1493-1541)
- Harumasa (1517-1582)
- Harutsugu (1570-1582)
- NobunaoNanbu Nobunao' was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period. He succeeded his father as head of the Nanbu clan and was a prominent figure in the local warfare which took place in northern Japan, and was the father of Nanbu Toshinao, the first daimyo of the Morioka Domain....
(1546-1599, first lord of the Morioka DomainMorioka DomainThe was a han or feudal domain that encompasses present-day the middle-northern part of Iwate Prefecture and eastern part of Aomori Prefecture. It is sometimes colloquially called . The domain was tozama daimyo and was governed by the Satake clan. Its income was 100,000...
). - ToshinaoNanbu Toshinao' was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period, who ruled the Morioka Domain.-Biography:Toshinao was born at Tago Castle, in Sannohe, the eldest son of Nanbu Nobunao. In 1599 he succeeded his newly deceased father as head of the Nanbu clan. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death, he improved his ties...
(1576-1632). - ShigenaoNanbu Shigenao' was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who was the head of the Nanbu clan and the 2nd lord of the Morioka Domain. He was the 3rd son of Nanbu Toshinao, and was born in Edo. During his tenure, Morioka Castle was completed....
(1606-1664)
- Shigenobu (1616-1702)
- Yukinobu (1642-1702)
- Nobuoki (1678-1707)
- Toshimoto (1689-1725)
- Toshimi (1708-1752)
- Toshikatsu (1724-1780
- Toshimasa (1751-1784)
- Toshinori (1782-1820)
- Toshimochi (1803-1825)
- Toshitada (1797-1855)
- Toshitomo (1824-1888)
- Toshihisa (1828-1896)
- Toshiyuki (1855-1903, last lord of Morioka)
- Toshinaga (1882-1905)
- Toshiatsu (1884-1930)
- Toshihide (1907-1980)
- Toshiaki (1935-2009)
Branch line (Hachinohe)
- Naofusa (1628-1668)
- Naomasa (1661-1699)
- Michinobu (1673-1716)
- Hironobu (1709-1741)
- Nobuoki (1725-1773)
- Nobuyori (1747-1781)
- Nobufusa (1765-1835)
- Nobumasa (1780-1847)
- Nobuyuki (1814-1872, last lord of Hachinohe)
- Sakinobu (1858-1876)
- Asako (1858-1913)
- Toshinari (1872-1950)
Branch line (Shichinohe)
- Nobuchika (1776-1821)
- Nobunori (1805-1862)
- Nobutami (1833-1900)
- Nobukata (1858-1923)
English
- Contemporary Japan: A Review of Japanese Affairs (1939). Tokyo: The Foreign Affairs Association of Japan.
- Inahara, Katsuji (1937). The Japan Year Book. Tokyo: Foreign affairs association of Japan.
- Iwao, SeiichiSeiichi Iwaowas a Japanese academic, an historian and author. He was for many years a professor at the University of Tokyo.-Career:Seiichi was a member of the faculty of the University of Tokyo. His contribution to Japanese historiography is measured in the effect his teaching and example produced in a...
. (1978). Biographical dictionary of Japanese history. Berkeley: University of California. - "Japan Focus" article on Yasukuni Shrine (accessed 13 Dec. 2007)
- Oka, Yoshitake (1986). Five Political Leaders of Modern Japan. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press.
- Ōoka, Shōhei (1996). Taken Captive: A Japanese POW's Story. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
- Papinot, Edmond (1948). Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. New York: Overbeck Co.
- Totman, Conrad (1993). Early Modern Japan. Berkeley: University of California Press.
French
- Papinot, Jacques Edmund Joseph. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. Nobiliaire du japon (2003, abridged online text of 1906 book).]
German
- List of Meiji-era Japanese nobility (accessed 15 August 2008)
Japanese
- Onodera, Eikō (2005). Boshin nanboku sensō to Tōhoku seiken Sendai: Kita no mori.
- "Hachinohe-han" on Edo 300 HTML (accessed 15 August 2008).
- Hoshi, Ryōichi (1997). Ōuetsu Reppan DōmeiOuetsu Reppan Domei-External links:**...
. Tokyo: Chūōkōron-shinsha. - "Morioka-han" on Edo 300 HTML (accessed 15 August 2008).
- ---- (1913). Nanbu chūi 南部中尉. n.p.:Kikuchi Gorō. (Accessed from National Diet Library, 15 August 2008)
- "Nanbu-shi" on Harimaya.com (accessed 15 August 2008).
- ---- (2000). Nihonshi yōgoshū. Tokyo: Yamakawa shuppansha.
- Noguchi Shin'ichi (2005). Aizu-han. Tokyo: Gendai shokan.
- "Shichinohe-han" on Edo 300 HTML (accessed 15 August 2008).
- "Tokugawa Bakufu to Tozama 117 han." Rekishi Dokuhon Magazine, April 1976.
- "Tsugaru-shi" on Harimaya.com (accessed 15 August 2008).
Nonfiction
- Hesselink, Reinier H. (2002). Prisoners from Nambu : reality and make-believe in seventeenth-century Japanese diplomacy. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
- Mori, Kahee (1967). Nanbu Nobunao. Tokyo: Jinbutsu Ōraisha.
See also
- Morioka DomainMorioka DomainThe was a han or feudal domain that encompasses present-day the middle-northern part of Iwate Prefecture and eastern part of Aomori Prefecture. It is sometimes colloquially called . The domain was tozama daimyo and was governed by the Satake clan. Its income was 100,000...
- Boshin WarBoshin WarThe was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
- Nanbu NobunaoNanbu Nobunao' was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period. He succeeded his father as head of the Nanbu clan and was a prominent figure in the local warfare which took place in northern Japan, and was the father of Nanbu Toshinao, the first daimyo of the Morioka Domain....
- Tsugaru clanTsugaru clanThe was a Japanese samurai clan originating in northern Japan, specifically Mutsu Province . A branch of the local Nanbu clan, the Tsugaru rose to power during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. It was on the winning side of the Battle of Sekigahara, and entered the Edo period as a family of lords ...
- Ōuetsu Reppan DōmeiOuetsu Reppan Domei-External links:**...