is a

Japanese clan This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans ('' Gōzoku'') mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian Period, during which new aristocracies and families, ''Kuge'', emerged in their place. After the He ...

which originates in

Tōtōmi Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tōtōmi''" in . Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . The or ...

. It was a retainer clan of the Imagawa family, and then switched sides to the

Matsudaira clan 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 ...

Mikawa Province was an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mikawa''" in . Its abbreviated form name was . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces. Mi ...

at the reign of

Ii Naotora Ii Naotora (井伊直虎, d. 12 September 1582) was a daimyō of the Sengoku period. She was the daughter and only child of Ii Naomori, the eighteenth head of their clan. She was primarily the head of Ii clan and retainer of the Imagawa clan, beca ...

. A famed 16th-century clan member,

Ii Naomasa was a general under the Sengoku period ''daimyō'', and later ''shōgun'', Tokugawa Ieyasu.Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fello ...

's son-in-law and one of his most important generals. He received the fief of

Hikone 280px, Hikone City Hall is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in 49066 households and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Hikone i ...

Ōmi Province was a province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. Its nickname is . Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Ōmi was ranked as one of the 13 "great countr ...

as a reward for his conduct in battle at

Sekigahara The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: ; Kyūjitai: , Hepburn romanization: ''Sekigahara no Tatakai'') was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu prefecture, Japan, at the end of ...

. The Ii and a few sub-branches remained daimyō for the duration 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 characte ...

Ii Naosuke was ''daimyō'' of Hikone (1850–1860) and also Tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan, a position he held from April 23, 1858, until his death, assassinated in the Sakuradamon Incident on March 24, 1860. He is most famous for signing the ...

, the famed politician of the late Edo period, was another member of this clan. The clan claims descent from

Fujiwara no Yoshikado was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoshikado" in . Career at court He was a minister holding the title of ''daijō-daijin''. Genealogy This member of the ...

, Papinot, Edmund. (2003)
''Nobiliare du japon'' -- "Ii clan," pp. 13 (PDF 17 of 80)
who had been one of the '' Daijō daijin'' during the ninth century.

Head Family

# Ii Tomoyasu (1010-1093) # Ii Tomomune # Ii Munetsuna # Ii Tomofumi # Ii Tomoie # Ii Tomonao # Ii Korenao # Ii Morinao # Ii Yoshinao # Ii Yanonao # Ii Yasunao # Ii Yukinao (1309-1354) # Ii Kagenao # Ii Tadanao # Ii Naouji #

Ii Naohira II is the Roman numeral for 2. II may also refer to: Biology and medicine * Image intensifier, medical imaging equipment * Invariant chain, a polypeptide involved in the formation and transport of MHC class II protein *Optic nerve, the second ...

Ii Naomune was a Japanese samurai from the Sengoku period who served the Imagawa clan. He was the son of Ii Naohira. Family * Father: Ii Naohira * Mother: Ihira Sadanao’s daughter * Wife: Joshin’in * Son: Ii Naomori Life Ii Naomune was from Tōtōmi ...

Ii Naomori was a retainer of the Japanese Imagawa clan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. During the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, Naomori was killed while trying to protect his lord, Imagawa Yoshimoto during the attack led by Oda Nobunaga, who s ...

Ii Naochika was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Imagawa clan. It was planned that he would marry Ii Naomori's daughter Naotora but then he fled to Shinano, to avoid committing suicide caused by slander from an Imagawa retainer. La ...

Ii Naomasa was a general under the Sengoku period ''daimyō'', and later ''shōgun'', Tokugawa Ieyasu.Ii Naokatsu was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period who served the Tokugawa clan. He was also known as Ii Naotsugu. His childhood name was Manchiyo (万千代). Naokatsu succeeded to family headship following his father's death in 1602. Under Tokugawa I ...

Ii Naotaka was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period who served under the Tokugawa shogunate. He was the son of the famous Tokugawa general Ii Naomasa. His childhood name was Bennosuke (弁之介). Naotaka served in the Siege of Osaka in his brot ...

# Ii Naozumi (1625-1676) # Ii Naooki (1656-1717) # Ii Naomichi (1689-1710) # Ii Naotsune (1693-1710) # Ii Naooki (second time;1656-1717) # Ii Naonobu (1700-1736) # Ii Naosada (1700-1760) # Ii Naoyoshi (1727-1754) # Ii Naosada (second time;1700-1760) # Ii Naohide (1729-1789) # Ii Naonaka (1766-1831) # Ii Naoaki (1794-1850) #

# Ii Naonori # Ii Naotada (1881-1947) # Ii Naoyoshi (1910-1993) # Ii Naohide # Ii Takeo (b.1969)

Family members

(井伊直平, 1479?–1563) *

(井伊直盛, 1526–1560) *

(井伊直宗, ?–1542) *

Ii Naomitsu was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who had served in the Imagawa clan. He was the son of Ii Naohira II is the Roman numeral for 2. II may also refer to: Biology and medicine * Image intensifier, medical imaging equipment * Invari ...

(井伊直満, ?–1545) *

(井伊直親, 1535–1563) *

Ii Naoyoshi was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served the Imagawa clan. He was the son of Ii Naohira. Life Ii was loyal to Tōtōmi, but he and his father served the ''daimyō'' Imagawa Yoshimoto was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' (feudal lor ...

(井伊直義, ?–1545) *

(井伊直虎, d. 1582) *

Ii Naomasa was a general under the Sengoku period ''daimyō'', and later ''shōgun'', Tokugawa Ieyasu.Tobai-in was a Japanese woman of the late Azuchi–Momoyama through early Edo periods. Tobai-in was known for her beauty and intelligence. She was the daughter of Matsudaira Yasuchika. Her half-brother was Matsudaira Yasushige. In 1582 she was adopted by ...

(唐梅院, d. 1639) *

Ii Naokatsu was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period who served the Tokugawa clan. He was also known as Ii Naotsugu. His childhood name was Manchiyo (万千代). Naokatsu succeeded to family headship following his father's death in 1602. Under Tokugawa I ...

(井伊直勝, 1590–1662) *

(井伊直孝, 1590–1659) * Ii Naoshige (井伊直茂, 1612- July 5, 1661) * Ii Naoharu (井伊直春, April 25, 1719 – December 1, 1732) *

(井伊直弼, November 29, 1815 – March 24, 1860) * Ii Naonori (井伊直憲, May 22, 1848 – January 9, 1904)

Notes

References

* Papinot, Edmund. (1906) ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon.'' Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.

External links

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