, also known as Inaba Masashige and sometimes known as ''Mino-no-kami'', was a Japanese

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of the

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through early

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. He served the Oda,

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, and

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s, and became a ''

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'' in the early

. Masanari was the husband of Kasuga-no-Tsubone, who bore him three sons: Masakatsu, Masasada, and Masatoshi. For some reason, Masanari divorced her; and she then became wet-nurse to

Tokugawa Hidetada was the second ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate. Early life (1579–1593) Tokugawa Hidetada was bo ...

's eldest son, though Masanari and Kasuga divorce they still maintain good relationship as husband and wife as parents toward their children One of Masanari's grandsons, Inaba Masayasu (1640–1684), is primarily remembered as the enigmatic '' wakadoshiyori'' assassin of '' tairō'' Hotta Masatoshi. In the Edo period, the Inaba were identified as one of the '' fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the

,Meyer, Eva-Maria
"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit."
Universität Tübingen (in German). in contrast with the '' tozama'' or outsider clans.

Inaba clan branches

The ''fudai''

Inaba clan The were a ''samurai'' kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität Tübingen (in German) Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Inaba, as heredita ...

originated in 16th century Mino Province.Appert, Georges. (1888)
''Ancien Japon,'' p. 67.
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(d. 1374),Papinot, Jacques. (2003)
''Nobiliare du Japon'' -- Inaba, p. 15
Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.'' (in French/German). who claimed descent from

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(736–805)."Inaba" at Ancestry.com
citing Hank, Patrick, ed. (2003)
''Dictionary of American Family Names.''
/ref> A cadet branch are descended from Inaba Masanari (+1628), who fought in the armies of Nobunaga and then Hideyoshi. This branch of the Inaba was created in 1588. In 1619, he was granted the ''

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'' of

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(25,000 ''koku'') in

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; then, in 1627, his holding was transferred to Mōka Domain (65,000 ''koku'') in Shimotsuke Province. His descendants resided successively at Odawara Domain (105,000 ''koku'') in Sagami Province from 1632 through 1685; at Takata Domain in Echigo province from 1685 through 1701; at

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in Shimōsa Province from 1701 through 1723. Masanari's heirs settled at

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(115,000 ''koku'') in

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from 1723 through 1868. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.

Notable descendants

* Inaba Masamichi, 1681–1685—8th Kyoto ''shoshidai''. *

Inaba Masanobu was a ''daimyō'' in early 19th-century Japan during the Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität Tübingen (in German). Masanobu's family was descended from Masanari, a younger son of Konō Michitaka, ...

, 1804–1806—34th Kyoto ''shoshidai''. *

Inaba Masakuni was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late-Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität Tübingen (in German). In the Edo period, the Makino were identified as one of the '' fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans ...

, 1863–1864—55th Kyoto ''shoshidai''.

Notes

References

* Appert, Georges and H. Kinoshita. (1888). ''Ancien Japon''. Tokyo: Imprimerie Kokubunsha
OCLC 4429674
* Bodart-Bailey, Beatrice. (1999). ''Kaempfer's Japan: Tokugawa Culture Observed''. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press . ;
OCLC 246417677
* Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). ''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era''. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica
OCLC 413099
* Hank, Patrick, ed. (2003). ''Dictionary of American Family Names''. New York:

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...

. ; ; ;
OCLC 51655476
* Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). ''Japans Kaiserhof in de Edo-Zeit: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867''. Münster: Tagenbuch.
OCLC 722998498
* Murdock, James. (1903)
''A History of Japan.''
Kobe: ''Kobe Chronicle''
OCLC 64778754
* Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906) ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon''. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha
OCLC 465662682''Nobiliaire du japon'' (abridged version of 1906 text).

External links

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