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Kujō Sukezane
, son of Kaneharu, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). He held regent positions sesshō from 1712 to 1716 and kampaku from 1716 to 1722. He married a daughter of Emperor Go-Sai; the couple had three sons, Morotaka, Yukinori and Naozane, and a daughter who later became a consort of Tokugawa Yoshimichi, fourth head of Owari Domain later known as Zuisho-in. Family *Father: Kujō Kaneharu *Mother: Tokihime *Wife: Imperial Princess Mashiko (1669-1738) *concubine: unknown *Children: ** Kujō Morotaka by Mashiko ** Kujō Yukinori by Concubine later adopted by Mashiko ** Kujō Naozane by Mashiko ** Kujo Sukeko married Tokugawa Yoshimichi was ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain during early-Edo period Japan. Biography Tokugawa Yoshimichi was the 10th son of the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Tsunanari by a concubine, Hōju-in, who was believed to have been a commoner. His chi ... by Mashiko References * 1669 births 1729 deaths Fu ...
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Kujō Kaneharu
, son of Takatsukasa Norihira and adopted son of regent Michifusa, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). Unlike other members of the family, he did not hold regent positions kampaku and sesshō. He married a daughter of Kujō Michifusa. Family *Father: Takatsukasa Norihira *Mother: Reizei Tamemitsu’s daughter *Foster Father: Kujō Michifusa *Wife: Kujō Tokihime, daughter of the regent Kujō Michifusa *Concubine: unknown *Children: ** Kujō Sukezane by Tokihime ** Nijō Tsunahira , son of Kujō Kaneharu and adopted son of Nijō Mitsuhira, was a Japanese '' kugyō'' (court noble) of the Edo period. He held a regent position kampaku from 1722 to 1726. A daughter of Emperor Reigen was the 112th emperor of Japan,Imperial H ... by Concubine ** Jūnyo (1673-1739) References * 1641 births 1677 deaths Fujiwara clan Kujō family {{japan-noble-stub ...
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Kugyō
is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre- Meiji eras. The term generally referred to the and court officials and denoted a court rank between First Rank and Third Rank under the ''Ritsuryō'' system, as opposed to the lower court nobility, thus being the collective term for the upper court nobility. However, later on some holders of the Fourth Rank were also included. In 1869, following the Meiji Restoration, the court nobility and daimyo were merged into a new peerage, the ''kazoku''. Overview The ''kugyō'' generally refers to two groups of court officials: * the ''Kō'' (公), comprising the Chancellor of the Realm, the Minister of the Left, and the Minister of the Right; and * the ''Kei'' (卿), comprising the Major Counsellor, the Middle Counsellor, and the Associate Counselors, who held the court rank of Third Rank or higher. History The ''kugyō'' originated from the Three Lords and Nin ...
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Edo Period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, a stable population, perpetual peace, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture. The period derives its name from Edo (now Tokyo), where on March 24, 1603, the shogunate was officially established by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration and the Boshin War, which restored imperial rule to Japan. Consolidation of the shogunate The Edo period or Tokugawa period is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's regional '' daimyo''. A revolution took place from the time of the Kamakura shogunate, which existed with the Tennō's court, to the Tok ...
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Emperor Go-Sai
, also known as , was the 111th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 後西天皇 (111)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', pp. 116. Go-Sai's reign spanned the years from 1655 through 1663.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', p. 413./ref> This 17th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Junna and ''go-'' (後), translates as ''later'', and thus, he could have been called the "Later Emperor Junna". Emperor Go-Sai could not pass the throne onto his descendants. For this reason, he was known as the ''Go-Saiin'' emperor, after an alternate name of Emperor Junna, who had confronted and reached an accommodation with similar issues. This emperor was also called . The Japanese word ''go'' has also been translated to mean ''the second one'', and thus, this emperor might be identified as "Junna II". During the Meiji era, the name became j ...
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Kujō Morotaka
, son of regent Sukezane, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). His consort was a daughter of fourth head of Hiroshima Domain Asano Tsunanaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Hiroshima Domain. He held the title of '' Aki no kami''. His childhood name was Iwamatsu (岩松). During the 47 ''rōnin'' incident, Tsunanaga sent a messenger to Akō, which was r ...; Morotaka and she adopted his biological younger brother Yukinori as their son. References * 1688 births 1713 deaths Fujiwara clan Kujō family {{japan-noble-stub ...
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Kujō Yukinori
, son of Sukezane and adopted son of his brother Morotaka, was a '' kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). He married a daughter of Tokugawa Yoshimichi (fourth head of Owari Domain) and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Tsugutomo (sixth head of Owari Domain) known as Shinjuin (1706-1757). The couple had two sons: Kujō Tanemoto and Nijō Munemoto. Family *Father: Kujō Sukezane *Mother: concubine *Foster mother: Imperial Princess Mashiko (1669-1738) *Wife: Senhime (1706-1757) *Children (all by Senhime): ** Kujō Tanemoto , son of Yukinori with Tokugawa Senhime (1706-1757), was a '' kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and ... ** Nijō Munemoto References * 1700 births 1728 deaths Fujiwara clan Kujō family {{japan-noble-stub ...
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Kujō Naozane
, son of regent Sukezane and adopted son of his nephew Tanemoto, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). Michisaki was his son. He held court positions as follows: * Kampaku (1778–1779) * Sesshō (1779–1785) * Daijō Daijin (1780–1781) * Kampaku (1785–1787) Family *Father: Kujō Sukezane *Mother: Imperial Princess Mashiko (1669-1738) *Children: ** Kujō Michisaki , son of regent Naozane, was a '' kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). He married Kyohime, a daughter of Tokugawa Munekatsu was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Takasu Domain and then the Ow ... ** Matsudono Tadataka References * 1717 births 1787 deaths Fujiwara clan Kujō family Shingon Buddhist monks {{japan-noble-stub ...
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Tokugawa Yoshimichi
was ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain during early-Edo period Japan. Biography Tokugawa Yoshimichi was the 10th son of the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Tsunanari by a concubine, Hōju-in, who was believed to have been a commoner. His childhood name was Matsudaira Yabutaro (松平藪太郎) later become Yoshito (吉郎) and changed again to Gorota (五郎太). On August 25, 1695, he was permitted to take the Tokugawa surname in place of Matsudaira, and in December of the same year was awarded with one ''kanji'' from Shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's name, lower 4th court rank and ceremonial court title of Captain of the Left Guards. On the death of his father in 1699, Yoshimichi officially became the 4th Tokugawa ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain with 3rd Court Rank, but since he was only age 11 at the time, his uncle Matsudaira Yoshiyuki served as regent, and he continued to reside at the Yotsuya residence of his mother in Edo until 1705. During this period, he studied Japanese mart ...
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Owari Domain
The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 ''koku'', and was the largest holding of the Tokugawa clan apart from the shogunal lands. The Daimyō of Owari was the Owari Tokugawa family, the first in rank among the ''gosanke''. The domain was also known as History Until the end of the Battle of Sekigahara in September 1600, the area that makes up the Owari Domain was under the control of Fukushima Masanori, head of nearby Kiyosu Castle. After the battle, however, Masanori was transferred to the Hiroshima Domain in Aki Province. Leaders Sub-domains The Owari Domain was supported by the Yanagawa Domain in Mutsu Province and the Takasu Domain in Mino Province. Yanagawa Domain The Yanagawa Domain provided 30,000 ''koku'' to the Owari Domain annually from 1683 to 1730, ...
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1669 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Pirate Henry Morgan of Wales holds a meeting of his captains on board his ship, the former Royal Navy frigate ''Oxford'', and an explosion in the ship's gunpowder supply kills 200 of his crew and four of the pirate captains who had attended the summit. * January 4 – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes the city of Shamakhi in Iran (now in Azerbaijan) and kills 7,000 people. Fourteen months earlier, an earthquake in Shamakhi killed 80,000 people. * February 13 – The first performance of the ''Ballet de Flore'', a joint collaboration of Jean-Baptiste Lully and Isaac de Benserade is given, premiering at the Palais du Louvre in Paris. King Louis XIV finances the performance and even appears in a minor role in the production as a dancer. * February 23 – Isaac Newton writes his first description of his new invention, the reflecting telescope. * March 11 – Mount Etna erupts, destroying the Sicilian town of ...
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