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The is a Japanese kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)
"Toki," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 61
retrieved 2013-5-9.


History

The Toki claim descent from
Minamoto no Yorimitsu , also known as Minamoto no Raikō, served the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He is one of the earliest Minamoto of historical note for his mil ...
and the
Seiwa Genji The is a line of the Japanese Minamoto clan that is descended from Emperor Seiwa, which is the most successful and powerful line of the clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto no Yoshiie, Minamoto no Yoritomo, the f ...
. As governors of
Mino Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, and Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviat ...
during the
Muromachi period The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by ...
, Toki was the seat of the Toki clan.Toki City
"The Historical and Geographical Background of Mino Ware"
; retrieved 2013-5-10.
The Toki founded Zen Buddhist temples, including Shōhō-ji"Toki clan" at Sengoku-expo.net
retrieved 2013-5-10.
and Sōfuku-ji in the city of
Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku p ...
. Minamoto no Mitsunobu, a fourth generation descendant of Yorimitsu, was installed in Toki; and he took the name Toki Yorisada, whose maternal grandfather was Hōjō Sadatoki, ''
shikken The was a titular post held by a member of the Hōjō clan, officially a regent of the shogunate, from 1199 to 1333, during the Kamakura period, and so he was head of the ''bakufu'' (shogunate). It was part of the era referred to as . During ro ...
'' of the
Kamakura shogunate The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Kamakura-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 459. The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no ...
, fought against the Southern Dynasty with
Ashikaga Takauji was the founder and first '' shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate."Ashikaga Takauji" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 625. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Murom ...
. From the
Muromachi period The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by ...
to the
Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...
, the Toki clan ruled Mino Province. Toki Yasuyuki was ''
shugo , commonly translated as “(military) governor,” “protector,” or “constable,” was a title given to certain officials in feudal Japan. They were each appointed by the ''shōgun'' to oversee one or more of the provinces of Japan. The pos ...
'' (governor) of Mino, Owari and
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. When ''
shōgun , officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamaku ...
''
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the third '' shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was Ashikaga Yoshiakira's third son but the oldest son to survive, his childhood name being Haruō (). Yoshimitsu ...
had tried to take Owari from him, Yasuyuki refused and fought for two years (1389–1391). Toki Shigeyori sided with the Yamana clan during the
Ōnin War The , also known as the Upheaval of Ōnin and Ōnin-Bunmei war, was a civil war that lasted from 1467 to 1477, during the Muromachi period in Japan. '' Ōnin'' refers to the Japanese era during which the war started; the war ended during the Bun ...
and, in 1487, invaded the southern part of
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 ...
. The principal line of the Toki lost their possessions in 1542 during the civil wars that decimated Mino Province.
Toki Yorinari , also known as Toki Yoriaki,
retrieved 2013-5-10.
was a Japanese Saitō Dōsan , also known as Saitō Toshimasa (斎藤 利政), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Saitō Dōsan"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 809. He was also known as the for his ruthless tactics. His hono ...
. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)
"Saitō Dōsan"
in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 809.
Toki Sadamasa (1551–1597) earned distinction fighting in the forces of
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 army. In 1590, he was named head of Sōma Domain (10,000 ''
koku The is a Chinese-based Japanese unit of volume. 1 koku is equivalent to 10 or approximately , or about . It converts, in turn, to 100 shō and 1000 gō. One ''gō'' is the volume of the "rice cup", the plastic measuring cup that is supplied ...
'') in
Shimōsa Province was a province of Japan in the area modern Chiba Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Shimōsa''" in . It lies to the north of the Bōsō Peninsula (房総半島), whose name takes its first ''kanji'' from ...
). Sadamasa's son Toki Sadayoshi (1579–1618) was moved in 1617 to
Takatsuki Domain is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is located in northern Osaka's Hokusetsu region. As of 2020, the city had an estimated population of 347,944 and a population density of 3,300 persons per km². The total area is 105.31 km². T ...
(30,000 ''koku'') in
Settsu Province was a province of Japan, which today comprises the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or . Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province. Most of Set ...
. In 1619, his descendants were transferred to Soma; in 1627 to
Kaminoyama Domain a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Kaminoyama Castle in what is now the city of Kaminoyama, Yamagata. History Kaminoyama Domain was situated on the stra ...
in
Dewa Province was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . History Early per ...
; in 1712 to
Tanaka Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Suruga Province in what is now modern-day Fujieda, Shizuoka. It was centered around Tanaka Castle.
in
Suruga Province was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and was bordered by the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay to the south. Its abbrev ...
; and finally, from 1742 to 1868 in Numata Domain (35,000 ''koku'') in (
Kōzuke Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Gunma Prefecture. Kōzuke bordered by Echigo, Shinano, Musashi and Shimotsuke Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Kōzuke was r ...
).


Cadet branches

Several clans claim descent from the Toki, including the
Asano Asano (written: 浅野, or hiragana あさの) is a Japanese language surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Asano clan, samurai family in feudal Japan. **Asano Naganori, Important historical figure title: Takumi no Kami **Asano Na ...
, Akechi, Seyasu, Ibi, Hidase, Osu, Tawara, Toyama, Fumizuki and
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.


Select list

The first six clan heads lived in Kyoto and Settsu Tada before receiving the Mino province. The next seven clan leaders lived in Toki. Starting with Toki Yorisada, the clan heads were also the ''
shugo , commonly translated as “(military) governor,” “protector,” or “constable,” was a title given to certain officials in feudal Japan. They were each appointed by the ''shōgun'' to oversee one or more of the provinces of Japan. The pos ...
'' of Mino Province.


Pre-Mino ancestors

# Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇)– the 56th Emperor of Japan # Teijun Shinoh (貞純親王) # Tsunemoto Ō (経基王)– the 6th grandson of Emperor Seiwa, Chinjufu Shogun defeated Taira Masakado # Tada Minamoto Mitsunaka (多田源満仲) – Founder of Settsu Tada Genji #
Minamoto no Yorimitsu , also known as Minamoto no Raikō, served the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He is one of the earliest Minamoto of historical note for his mil ...
(Raikō) (源頼光) – '' Chinjufu-shōgun'', famous with Oeyama Oni Taiji and Tsuchigumo # Minamoto Yorikuni (源頼国)


Initial Mino rulers

# Minamoto no Kunifusa (源国房) # Minamoto no Mitsukuni (源光国) # Minamoto no Mitsunobu (源光信) # Minamoto no Mitsuki (源光基) # Toki Mitsuhira (土岐光衡) # Toki Mitsuyuki (土岐光行) # Toki Mitsusada (土岐光定)


''Shugo'' of Mino Province

# Toki Yorisada (土岐頼貞) (1271–1339) # Toki Yoritō (土岐頼遠) (died December 29, 1342) # Toki Yoriyasu (土岐頼康) (1318 – February 3, 1388) # Toki Yasuyuki (土岐康行) (died November 8, 1404) # Toki Yoritada (土岐頼忠) (died 1397) # Toki Yorimasu (土岐頼益) (1351–1414) # Toki Mochimasu (土岐持益) (1406–1474) # Toki Shigeyori (土岐成頼) (1442–1497) # Toki Masafusa (土岐政房) (1457 – September 12, 1519) # Toki Yoritake (土岐頼武) (1488–1536) #
Toki Yorinari , also known as Toki Yoriaki,
retrieved 2013-5-10.
was a Japanese Toki Yorizumi (土岐頼純) (1524 – December 28, 1547) # Toki Yorinari (was ''shugo'' twice)


References

{{reflist Japanese clans Minamoto clan