Ogasawara Tadanobu
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Count 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.
Tadanobu was part of the senior branch of the Ogasawara.
The fudai Ogasawara clan
originated in 12th century Shinano province
. 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 grand-son 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
.
Tadanobu's branch of the fudai Ogasawara from the beginning were daimyō
at Fukashi; then, in 1617, the daimyō was transferred to Akashi Domain
(120,000 koku) in Harima province
. In the years spanning 1632 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at Kokura Domain
(150,000 koku) in Buzen province
.
The head of this clan line and his heirs were ennobled as a "Count" in 1884.
. He was assisted in day-to-day affairs by his two karō
, Komiya Minbu and Shimamura Shizuma. Komiya was the one who took charge of the burning of Kokura Castle. As the castle was built by the clan's ancestor Ogasawara Tadazane
, he committed seppuku
in atonement.
For his deployment of troops on the Imperial side during the Boshin War
of 1868, Tadanobu received a personal stipend of 5,000 koku
from the court.
In the Meiji era, Tadanobu spent a few years studying in Britain
, returning in 1878. He eventually became a count in the new kazoku
nobility system. He also held junior 3rd court rank .
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....
, who ruled the Kokura Domain
Kokura Domain
The ' 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:...
.
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 Tokdugawa, 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 genealogy
The fudai Ogasawara clan
Ogasawara clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo of Shinano province in the medieval period The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo (governors) of Shinano province in the medieval period The was a...
originated in 12th century 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...
. 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 grand-son 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....
.
Tadanobu's branch of the fudai Ogasawara from the beginning were 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...
at Fukashi; then, in 1617, the daimyō was transferred to Akashi Domain
Akashi Domain
The 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 province
Harima Province
or 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 Domain
Kokura Domain
The ' 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 province
Buzen Province
was 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 and his heirs were ennobled as a "Count" in 1884.
Events of Tadanobu's life
During Tadanobu's tenure as clan head, the Kokura domain took part in the shogunate's Choshu Expeditions, and also destroyed Kokura CastleKokura Castle
in Kitakyushu, Japan was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602. It was the property of the Ogasawara clan between 1632 and 1860. The castle was burnt down in 1865 in the war between the Kokura and Chōshū clans....
. He was assisted in day-to-day affairs by his two karō
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, Komiya Minbu and Shimamura Shizuma. Komiya was the one who took charge of the burning of Kokura Castle. As the castle was built by the clan's ancestor Ogasawara Tadazane
Ogasawara Tadazane
Japanese 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...
, he committed seppuku
Seppuku
is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for samurai. Part of the samurai bushido honor code, seppuku was either used voluntarily by samurai to die with honor rather than fall into the hands of their enemies , or as a form of capital punishment...
in atonement.
For his deployment of troops on the Imperial side 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, Tadanobu received a personal stipend of 5,000 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...
from the court.
In the Meiji era, Tadanobu spent a few years studying in Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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, returning in 1878. He eventually became a count in the new kazoku
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...
nobility system. He also held junior 3rd court rank .