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kin group. The clan claims its descent from

Fujiwara no Hidesato was a Japanese aristocrat, courtier, folk hero and samurai lord of the tenth century in the Heian period. He is famous for his military exploits and courage, and is regarded as the common ancestor of numerous clans, including the Ōshū branch ...

. The Naitō became ''

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. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)
"Naitō", ''Nobiliare du Japon'', pp. 39–40
retrieved 2013-5-5.

History

Under the leadership of

Naitō Ienaga was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku Period through Azuchi-Momoyama Period, who served the Tokugawa clan. He was the son of Naitō Kiyonaga. Ienaga served Tokugawa Ieyasu from a young age, and was famed for his skill with the bow. He assisted ...

(1546–1600), vassal of Tokugawa Ieyasu, in 1590 he was given the Domain of Sanuki (Kazusa Province – 20,000 koku). After Ienaga's death,

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(1568–1634) succeed him. For his services in

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(1615), he saw his income was 50,000 koku, and then he was transferred to the

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( Mutsu Province – 70,000 koku) in 1622. Transferred in 1747 to the

Nobeoka Domain file:Masataka Naito.jpg, 270px, Naito Masataka, final ''daimyō'' of Nobeoka Domain was a Han (Japan), feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in what is now central Miyazaki Prefecture. It was centered around Nobeoka Ca ...

(Hyuga Prefecture – 70,000 koku), the Clan remained there until the

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when the Clan leader became a

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(viscount) in the new

Kazoku The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947. It was formed by merging the feudal lords (''Daimyo, daimyō'') and court nobles (''kuge'') into one system modelled after the British peerage. Distin ...

system.

Clan Lords

The Clan suffered several divisions giving rise to the following Branches: * A branch was established in the Domain of Unagaya (1670–1868) (Mutsu Province – 14,000 koku). Shishaku. * A branch was established in the Domain of Izumi (Province of Mutsu) in 1628, later it controls the Domain of Annaka (Province of Kozuke) in 1702 and then, in 1748–1868 the Domain of Koromo (Province of Mikawa – 20,000 koku). Shishaku .. * The Nobinari Branch was originated by

Naitō Nobunari was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through early Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan; he later became a ''daimyō''. Nobunari is believed to have been the illegitimate son of Matsudaira Hirotada (which would make him the half-b ...

(1545–1612). The son Tokugawa Hirotada and Tokugawa Ieyasu's half-brother who was adopted by Naitō Kiyonaga. He served Ieyasu and, in 1590, when he conquered Nirayama Castle (Izu Province), belonging to the Go-Hōjō Clan, receiving in exchange the Domain of Nirayama with an income of 10,000 koku. In 1601, it was transferred to Sunpu Domain (Suruga Province – 30,000 koku), and in 1606, to Nagahama Domain (Omi Province – 50,000 koku). After his death, this Branch came to live: in 1628 in the Domain of Tanakura (Mutsu Province); in 1705 in the Domain of Tanaka (Suruga Province), and finally between 1720–1868 in Domain of Murakami (Province of Echigo – 50,000 koku). # Naitō Nobunari (1564–1612) # Naitō Nobumasa (1612–1626) # Naitō Nobuteru (1626–1665) # Naitō Nobuyoshi) (1665–1695) # Naitō Kazunobu (1695–1725) # Naitō Nobuteru (1725–1725) # Naitō Nobuoki (1725–1761) # Naitō Nobuaki (1761–1762) # Naitō Nobu (1762–1781) # Naitō Nobuatsu (1781–1825) # Naitō Nobuchika (1825–1864) # Naitō Nobutami (1864–1868) # Naitō Nobuyoshi (1868–1871) * A branch was established in the Takatō Domain (Shinano Province – 33,000 koku). Shishaku. * A branch was established in the Iwamurata Domain (Shinano Province 1693–1868, – 15,000 koku). Shishaku. * A branch was established in the Domain of Sano (Shimotsuke Prefecture) in 1626, then went to the Domain of Toba (Shima Prefecture – 32,000 koku) in 1634.

Notable members

Naitō Julia Naitō Julia (内藤ジュリア, 1566 - 28 March 1627) was a Japanese noble lady and religious leader from the Sengoku period to the early Edo period. Julia was one of the prominent Catholic leaders, along with Kyogoku Maria and others women c ...

(1566–1627), a Christian convert, she became one of the most prominent Catholic leaders during the Sengoku and early Edo periods, creating a large group of women catechists. *

Naitō Joan , son of Matsunaga Nagayori, was a Japanese samurai and lord of Yagi Castle in the Civil War period. Earlier called , he was appointed by Nobunaga Oda as the Magistrate of Kameoka, Kyoto Pref., and then in 1573 had the task of guarding th ...

(1626), a Christian samurai, he was banned from Japan because of his Christian faith. He and his sister, Naito Julia, were banished to the

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References

External links

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内藤氏 at Harimaya.com
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