The were three branches of the
Tokugawa clan of
Japan
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. They were descended from the eighth of the fifteen
Tokugawa shōgun
Tokugawa may refer to:
*Tokugawa era, an alternative term for the Edo period, 1603 to 1868
*Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan during the Edo period
**Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan
***Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), most nota ...
s,
Yoshimune (1684–1751). Yoshimune established the ''Gosankyo'' to augment (or perhaps to replace) the ''
Gosanke'', the heads of the powerful ''
han'' (fiefs) of
Owari,
Kishū
, or , was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Kii''" in . Kii bordered Ise, Izumi, Kawachi, Shima, and Yamato P ...
, and
Mito. Two of his sons, together with the second son of his successor Ieshige, established the Tayasu, Hitotsubashi, and Shimizu branches of the Tokugawa. Unlike the ''Gosanke'', they did not rule a ''han''. Still, they remained prominent until the end of Tokugawa rule, and some later shōguns were chosen from the Hitotsubashi line.
Heads of Gosankyo
Tayasu House 田安家
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Munetake (1716–1771, r. 1731–1771)
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Haruaki (1753–1774, r. 1771–1774)
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Narimasa (1779–1846, r. 1787–1836)
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Naritaka (1810–1845, r. 1836–1839)
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Yoshiyori (1828–1876, r. 1839–1863)
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Takachiyo (1860–1865, r. 1863–1865)
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Kamenosuke (1863–1940, r. 1865–1868)
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Yoshiyori (2nd time) (1828–1876, r. 1868–1876)
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Satotaka (1865–1941, r. 1876–1941)
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Satonari (1899–1961, r. 1941–1961)
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Munefusa (1929– , r. 1961– )
Shimizu House 清水家
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Shigeyoshi (1745–1795, r. 1758–1795)
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Atsunosuke (1796–1799, r. 1798–1799)
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Nariyuki (1801–1846, r. 1805–1816)
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Narinori (1810–1827, r. 1816–1827)
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Narikatsu (1820–1849, r. 1827–1846)
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Akitake (1853–1910, r. 1866–1868)
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Atsumori (1856–1924, r. 1870–1924)
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Yoshitoshi (r.1924-1963)
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Hitotsubashi House 一橋家
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Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1st Tokugawa Shōgun (1543–1616; r. 1603–1605)
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Tokugawa Yorinobu, 1st ''daimyō'' of Kishū (1602–1671)
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Tokugawa Mitsusada, 2nd ''daimyō'' of Kishū (1627–1705)
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Tokugawa Yoshimune, 8th Tokugawa Shōgun (1684–1751; 5th ''daimyō'' of Kishū: 1705–1716; 8th Tokugawa Shōgun: 1716–1745)
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Tokugawa Munetada, 1st Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1721–1765; Hitotsubashi family head: 1735–1764)
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Tokugawa Harusada
Tokugawa may refer to:
*Tokugawa era, an alternative term for the Edo period, 1603 to 1868
*Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan during the Edo period
**Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan
***Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), most nota ...
, 2nd Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1751–1827; Hitotsubashi family head: 1764–1799)
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Tokugawa Ienari, 11th Tokugawa Shōgun (1773–1841; r. 1786–1837)
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Tokugawa Ieyoshi, 12th Tokugawa Shōgun (1793–1853; r. 1837–1853)
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Tokugawa Yoshimasa, 6th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1825–1838, Hitotsubashi family head: 1837–1838)
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Tokugawa Naritaka, 12th ''daimyō'' of Owari (1810-1845)
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Tokugawa Shōmaru, 8th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1846–1847, Hitotsubashi family head: 1847)
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Tokugawa Narimasa, 3rd Tayasu-Tokugawa family head (1779–1848)
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Tokugawa Narikura, 5th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1818–1837; Hitotsubashi family head: 1830–1837)
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Tokugawa Yoshinaga, 7th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1823–1847, Hitotsubashi family head: 1838–1847)
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Tokugawa Nariatsu
was a Japanese samurai who was the third head of the Hitotsubashi branch of the Tokugawa family. His childhood name was Konosuke (好之助). Family
* Father: Tokugawa Harusada (1751-1827)
* Mother: Otomi no Kata (d.1817)
* Wife: Ichijo Yasuko
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, 3rd Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1780–1816, Hitotsubashi family head: 1799–1816)
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Tokugawa Narinori
Tokugawa may refer to:
*Tokugawa era, an alternative term for the Edo period, 1603 to 1868
*Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan during the Edo period
**Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan
***Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), most nota ...
, 4th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1803–1830, Hitotsubashi family head: 1816–1830)
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Tokugawa Yorifusa, 1st ''daimyō'' of Mito (1603–1661)
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Matsudaira Yorishige, 1st ''daimyō'' of Takamatsu (1622–1695)
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Matsudaira Yoriyuki
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in southern Mutsu Province in what is now part of the modern-day city of Kōriyama, Fukushima. It was established by a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan of Mito. A ...
(1661–1687)
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Matsudaira Yoritoyo
The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of th ...
, 3rd ''daimyō'' of Takamatsu (1680–1735)
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Tokugawa Munetaka, 4th ''daimyō'' of Mito (1705–1730)
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Tokugawa Munemoto, 5th ''daimyō'' of Mito (1728–1766)
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Tokugawa Harumori, 6th ''daimyō'' of Mito (1751–1805)
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Tokugawa Harutoshi, 7th ''daimyō'' of Mito (1773–1816)
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Tokugawa Nariaki, 9th ''daimyō'' of Mito (1800–1860)
***********Tokugawa Yoshiatsu, 10th ''daimyō'' of Mito (1832–1868)
************Tokugawa Atsuyoshi, 12th Mito family head, 1st Marquess (1855–1898; 12th family head: 1883–1898; Marquess: 1884)
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Tokugawa Muneyoshi, 12th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head, 2nd Count (1897-1989; Hitotsubashi family head: 1934–1989; 2nd Count: 1934–1947)
**************XIII. Tokugawa Munenobu, 13th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1929-1993; Hitotsubashi family head: 1989–1993)
***************XIV. Tokugawa Munechika, 14th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (born 1959; Hitotsubashi family head: 1993–present)
****************Munefumi (born 1986)
**************** Munenari (born 1994)
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Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned of his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming ...
, 15th Tokugawa Shōgun, 9th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head, 1st Head and 1st Prince of the Tokugawa Yoshinobu line (1837–1913; Hitotsubashi family head: 1847–1866; Shōgun: 1866–1867, 1st Head of the Tokugawa Yoshinobu line: 1868–1913, 1st Prince of the Tokugawa Yoshinobu line: 1902–1913)
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Matsudaira Yoshinari, 9th ''daimyō'' of Takasu (1776–1832)
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Matsudaira Yoshitatsu
The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of t ...
, 10th ''daimyō'' of Takasu (1800–1862)
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Tokugawa Mochinaga
was a Japanese samurai who was an influential figure of the Bakumatsu period. His childhood name was Shizasaburo (鎮三郎).
Biography
The son of Matsudaira Yoshitatsu of Takasu han, his brothers included the famous Matsudaira Katamori, Mat ...
, 10th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1831–1884, Hitotsubashi family head: 1866–1884)
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Tokugawa Satomichi
Tokugawa may refer to:
* Tokugawa era, an alternative term for the Edo period, 1603 to 1868
* Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan during the Edo period
** Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan
*** Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), most ...
, 11th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head, 1st Count (1872-1934, Hitotsubashi family head: 1884–1944; Count: 1884-relinquished 1934)
Notes
References
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge:
Harvard University Press.
OCLC 58053128
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