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Kyōgoku Clan
The were a Japanese ''daimyō'' clan which rose to prominence during the Sengoku period, Sengoku and Edo period, Edo periods. The clan descend from the Emperor Uda, Uda Minamoto clan, Genji through the Sasaki clan.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'', pp. 27–28./ref> The name derives from the Kyōgoku quarter of Kyoto during the Heian period.Iwao, Seiichi ''et al.'' (2002) ''Dictionnaire historique du Japon'', p. 1704./ref> The Kyōgoku acted as ''shugo'' (governors) of Ōmi Province, Ōmi, Hida Province, Hida, Izumo Province, Izumo and Oki Provinces in the period before the Ōnin War. A period of decline in clan fortunes was mitigated with the rise of the Tokugawa clan. Members of the clan were ''daimyōs'' of territories on the islands of Kyūshū and Shikoku during the Edo period. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Kyōgoku were identified as ''Tozama daimyō, tozama'' or outsiders, in contrast with the ''Fudai daimyō, fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon (badge)
, also , , and , are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or (more recently) an institution or business entity. While is an encompassing term that may refer to any such device, and refer specifically to emblems used to identify a family. An authoritative reference compiles Japan's 241 general categories of based on structural resemblance (a single may belong to multiple categories), with 5,116 distinct individual . However, it is well-acknowledged that there exist a number of lost or obscure . The devices are similar to the Heraldic badge, badges and Coat of arms, coats of arms in European Heraldry, heraldic tradition, which likewise are used to identify individuals and families. are often referred to as Crest (heraldry), crests in Western literature, the crest being a European heraldic device similar to the in function. History may have originated as fabric patterns to be used on clothes in order to distinguish individuals or signif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Clan
The is a Japanese dynasty that was formerly a powerful ''daimyō'' family. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and were a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji) through the Matsudaira clan. The early history of this clan remains a mystery. Members of the clan ruled Japan as ''shōguns'' during the Edo Period from 1603 to 1867. History Minamoto no Yoshishige (1135–1202), grandson of Minamoto no Yoshiie (1041–1108), was the first to take the name of Nitta. He sided with his cousin Minamoto no Yoritomo against the Taira clan (1180) and accompanied him to Kamakura. Nitta Yoshisue, 4th son of Yoshishige, settled at Tokugawa (Kozuke province) and took the name of that place. Their provincial history book did not mention Minamoto clan or Nitta clan. The nominal originator of the Matsudaira clan was reportedly Matsudaira Chikauji, who was originally a poor Buddhist monk. He reportedly descended from Nitta Yoshisue in the 8th generation and witnessed the ruin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tango Province
was a province of Japan in the area of northern Kyoto Prefecture. Tango bordered on Tanba to the south, Tajima to the west, and Wakasa to the east. Its abbreviated form name was . It was also referred to as or . In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Tango was one of the provinces of the San'indō circuit. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Tango was ranked as one of the "middle countries" (中国) in terms of importance, and one of the "near countries" (近国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital was located in what is now the city of Miyazu. The ''ichinomiya'' of the province is the Kono Shrine also located in Miyazu. The province had an area of . History Early history The Tango region prospered around the Takeno River basin (present-day Kyōtango city) during the Kofun period, during which time many keyhole-shaped burial mounds were constructed. As coins from the Xin dynasty of northern China have been found in the from the Hak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mineyama Domain (Tango)
250px, Kyōgoku clan cemetery at Joritsu-ji in Kyōtango was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Tango Province in what is now the northern portion of modern-day Kyoto Prefecture. It was centered around the Mineyama ''jin'ya'' which was located in what is now the city of Kyōtango and was controlled by a cadet branch ''tozama daimyō'' Kyōgoku clan throughout all of its history. History Following the Battle of Sekigahara, Kyōgoku Takatomo was awarded the entire province of Tango and established Miyazu Domain. His grandson, Kyōgoku Takamichi received a 3000 ''koku'' ''hatamoto'' holding from Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada in 1616 and inherited the Mineyama region with a ''kokudaka'' of 10,000 ''koku'' from his grandfather in 1623. Miyazu Domain was abolished by attainder in 1666 and its cadet house at Tango-Tanabe Domain was transferred to Toyooka Domain in 1668, leaving only the minor Mineyama Domain in Kyōgoku hands in the province the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajima Province
was a province of Japan in the area of northern Hyōgo Prefecture. Tajima bordered on Tango and Tanba to the east, Harima to the south, and Inaba to the west. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Tajimao was one of the provinces of the San'indō circuit. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Tajima was ranked as one of the "superior countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "near countries" (近国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital was located in what is now the city of Toyooka. The ''ichinomiya'' of the province is the Izushi Shrine also located in Toyooka. The area of the province was 2099.01 square kilometers. History Early history The early history of the Tajima region is uncertain. There appear to have been two power centers. The Tajima ''Kuni no miyatsuko'' ruled in eastern Tajima (present-day Asago District and Yabu District) and are mentioned in the ''Kujiki''. They tenuously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyooka Domain
was a Han (Japan), feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Tajima Province in what is now the northern portion of modern-day Hyōgo Prefecture. It was centered initially around Toyooka Castle, and later at Toyooka ''jin'ya'', which were located in what is now the city of Toyooka, Hyōgo. History From the Muromachi period, Tajima Province had been under the control of the Yamana clan. However, in the Sengoku period, the area was conquered by Oda Nobunaga. Following the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu created Toyooka Domain as a fief for Sugihara Nagafusa. Sugihara had fought on the Western (losing) side, but he was married to a daughter of Asano Nagamasa, so he escaped any punishment, but was instead rewarded with a 20,000 ''koku'' holding. In 1611, he even managed to expand his holdings to 25,000 ''koku'' with additional estates in Hitachi Province. However, in 1644 his son Sugihara Shigenaga died without an heir. A nephew, Sugihara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanuki Province
was a province of Japan in the area of northeastern Shikoku. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Sanuki''" in . Sanuki bordered on Awa to the south, and Iyo to the west. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Sanuki was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Sanuki was ranked as one of the "upper countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "middle countries" (中国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital was located in what is now the city of Sakaide, but its exact location was only identified in 2012. The ''ichinomiya'' of the province is the Tamura jinja located on the city of Takamatsu. retrieved 2011-08-09 < ...
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Tadotsu, Kagawa
270px, Shorinji Kempo head dōjō is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 22,124 in 10365 households and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Tadotsu is located in central Kagawa Prefecture. It borders the Sanuki Plain to the south and the scenic Setonaikai National Park to the north. The inhabited islands of Takamijima and Sanagishima of the Shiwaku Islands are located within the town borders. Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture *Marugame * Zentsūji * Mitoyo Climate Tadotsu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. Some precipitation falls throughout the year, but the months from April through October have heavier rain. The average annual temperature in Tadotsu is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marugame Castle
is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the center of Marugame city, in former Sanuki Province on the island of Shikoku. During the Edo Period, it was the center of Marugame Domain, ruled by the ''tozama'' Kyōgoku clan under the Tokugawa Shogunate. The castle site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1953. Marugame Castle is one of only a dozen Japanese castles to have an original wooden 'tenshu'' built before 1860. History Marugame Castle is located on Kameyama hill at the center of the city of Marugame, in western Sanuki Province. During the Muromachi period, this area was ruled by the Kagawa clan, originally from Sagami Province, from their stronghold at Amagiri Castle in what is now the city of Zentsuji. The Kagawa clan were vassals of the Hosokawa clan, but changed their fealty to the Miyoshi clan and then the Chosokabe clan due to the fluctuating balance of power in the region. However, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enfeoffment
In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. This mechanism was later used to avoid restrictions on the passage of title in land by a system in which a landowner would give land to one person for the use of another. The common law of estates in land grew from this concept. Etymology The word ''feoffment'' derives from the Old French or ; compare with the Late Latin . England In English law, feoffment was a transfer of land or property that gave the new holder the right to sell it as well as the right to pass it on to his heirs as an inheritance. It was total relinquishment and transfer of all rights of ownership of an estate in land from one individual to another. In feudal England a feoffment could only be made of a fee (or "fief"), which is an estate in land, that is to say an ownership of rights over land, rather than ownership of the land itself, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fudai Daimyō
was a class of ''daimyō'' (大名) in the Tokugawa Shogunate (徳川幕府) of Japan who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa before the Battle of Sekigahara. ''Fudai daimyō'' and their descendants filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration in opposition to the ''tozama daimyō'' and held most of the power in Japan during the Edo period. Origins ''Fudai daimyōs'' originated from the families and clans who had served the prominent Tokugawa clan before its rise to national primacy during the Azuchi–Momoyama period in the late Sengoku period, including the Honda, Sakai, Sakakibara, Ii, Itakura, and Mizuno clans. A number of other clans which were not retainers of the Tokugawa before the Azuchi–Momoyama period also came to be counted as ''fudai'', such as the Ogasawara and the Doi. Honda Tadakatsu, Sakakibara Yasumasa, Sakai Tadatsugu, and Ii Naomasa — Tokugawa Ieyasu's " Four Great Generals" — were all pre-Edo period ''fudai'' who went on to become ''fudai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tozama Daimyō
was a class of powerful magnates or ''daimyō'' (大名) considered to be outsiders by the ruler of Japan.Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary, ''Tozama daimyō'' were classified in the Tokugawa Shogunate (江戸幕府) as ''daimyō'' who became hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa after the Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い). ''Tozama daimyō'' were discriminated against by the Tokugawa and opposed to the ''fudai daimyō'' during the Edo period (江戸時代). Origins Originally, the concept of ''tozama daimyō'' emerged in Japan along with the ''daimyō'' after the rise of the Kamakura Shogunate (鎌倉幕府) in the 12th Century. ''Tozama'' applied to a ''daimyō'' who was considered an "outsider" by successive ''Shōguns'', Emperors, and ''shikkens'' (執権) that ruled over Japan at any given time. Typically, a ''tozama'' had a loose or indirect relationship with the current ruler, and this definition remained intact during the subsequent Ashikaga Shogunat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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