was a Japanese ''

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...

'' 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 the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...

, who ruled the

Hiroshima Domain The was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1601 to 1871. The Hiroshima Domain was based at Hiroshima Castle in Aki Province, in the modern city of Hiroshima, located in the Chūgoku region of the island of Ho ...

. 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 ruled by a branch family of the Hiroshima Asano, and recommended that

Ōishi Kuranosuke Oishi may refer to: * Ōishi (surname), a Japanese surname * Oishi (Philippine brand), a snack company from the Philippines * Oishi Group, a Thai food-and-drink company * Ōishi Station is a railway station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Mai ...

peacefully surrender the castle to the shogunate's envoys. His daughter married the court noble

Ichijō Kaneka , son of regent Takatsukasa Fusasuke and adopted son of regent Kaneteru, was a ''kugyō'' (court noble) of the Edo period (1603–1868) of Japan. He held a regents position kampaku from 1737 to 1746. He married a daughter of Asano Tsunanaga, four ...

Family

* Father:

Asano Tsunaakira was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Hiroshima Domain. Two of his consorts were daughters of the court noble and regent Kujō Michifusa. His childhood name was Iwamatsu (). Family * Father: Asano Mitsuakira * Mother: Ma ...

* Mother: Kujō Aiko (d. 1659), daughter of the regent

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(son of the regent

Kujō Yukiie , son of regent Kanetaka, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). His given name was initially. He held a regent position kampaku from 1608 to 1612 and from 1619 to 1623. He married Toyotomi Sadako (1592–1658), ...

and Toyotomi Sadako), and Matsudaira Tsuruhime (daughter of

Matsudaira Tadanao was a Sengoku to early Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 2nd ''daimyō'' of Fukui Domain in Echizen Province. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Matsudaira Tadanao"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 617] Biography Tadanao was born in Settsu P ...

, 2nd Daimyo of Fukui Domain and Tokugawa Katsuhime, daughter of the 2nd shōgun

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and Asai Oeyo)) * Wife: Tokugawa Atehime (1666–1683), daughter of

Tokugawa Mitsutomo was daimyō of Owari Domain during early Edo period Japan. Biography Tokugawa Mitsutomo was the eldest son of the first daimyō of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Yoshinao by a concubine. He undertook his ''genpuku'' ceremony under Shōgun Tokugawa Iemi ...

, 2nd Daimyo of

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 ...

* Children: **

Asano Yoshinaga was a Japanese samurai and feudal lord of the late Sengoku and early Edo periods. His father served as one of the '' Go-Bugyō'' in the late Azuchi–Momoyama period. Asano Yoshinaga was born at Odani, in the Asai district of Ōmi Province, in ...

by Atehime ** Asano Nagakata (1693–1744) ** Nakagawa Hisayoshi (1708–1743) ** Umehime married Ogasawara Tadamoto of

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** daughter married

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 Hir ...

** daughter married the regent

** daughter married

Matsudaira Sukekuni was a '' hatamoto'', and later a ''daimyō'' during mid-Edo period Japan. Biography Matsudaira Sukekuni was born as Sano Sukekuni, the second son of the '' hatamoto'' Sanō Katsuyori. In 1714, he entered into the administration of the Tokugawa ...

Hamamatsu Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. It was centered on what is now Hamamatsu Castle in what is now the city of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Hamamatsu was the residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu for much of his ...

** daughter married Matsudaira Yoshikata of Mutsu-Yanagawa Domain ** daughter married Mizuno Tadamoto of

Matsumoto Domain 250px, Matsumoto Castle, administrative headquarters of Matsumoto Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Matsumoto Castle, located in ...

later married Mori Naganari of

Akō Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Harima Province in what is now the southwestern portion of modern-day Hyōgo Prefecture. It was centered around Akō Castle, which is located in what is now ...

later married Kawaha Tadateru

References

1659 births 1708 deaths Daimyo Asano clan {{daimyo-stub