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samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

clan descended from 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 fo ...

.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)
''Nobiliare du Japon'' – Ogasawara, pp. 44–45
Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.'' (in French/German). The Ogasawara acted as ''

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 ...

'' (governors) of

Shinano Province or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture. Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, whi ...

during the

Sengoku The was a period in 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 feudal system of Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate. Various ...

period (c. 1185–1600), and as ''

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...

'' (feudal lords) of territories on Kyūshū during 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 characteriz ...

(1600–1867). During the Kamakura and

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 t ...

s, the clan controlled Shinano province, while related clans controlled the provinces of

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, Bizen, Bitchū, Iwami, Mikawa, Tōtōmi and Mutsu. According to some theories, the

Miyoshi clan is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and the Minamoto clan (Seiwa-Genji). They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan and the Takeda clan. At the beginning of the 14th century AD, Ogasawara Nagafusa settled in Shiko ...

and the Mizukami clan were descendants of the Ogasawara clan. The clan developed a number of schools of martial arts during this period, known as

Ogasawara-ryū The is a traditional Japanese system of martial arts and etiquette, formalised and handed down by the Ogasawara clan. History The school was originally developed by Ogasawara Nagakiyo during the Kamakura period (1185–1333). It specialised in ...

, and contributed to the codification of bushido etiquette. Towards the end of the

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(late 16th century), the clan opposed both

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

and

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 fellow ...

. During the Edo period, the Ogasawara were identified as one of the '' fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa,Alpert, Georges. (1888)
''Ancien Japon,'' p.75.
/ref> in contrast with the '' tozama'' or outsider clans.

Ogasawara clan branches

The ''fudai'' Ogasawara clan originated in 12th century

. They claim descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and the Seiwa-Genji. Broadly, there are two genealogical lines of the Ogasawara, the

Matsuo Matsuo may refer to: Places * Matsuo, Chiba * Matsuo, Iwate *Mount Matsuo *Matsuo Station (disambiguation) * Siege of Matsuo *Matsuo mine , was an iron and sulphur mine located in the village of Matsuo, Iwate Prefecture in the Tohoku region of n ...

and the Fukashi, each of which identify places in Shinano. The Matsuo line gave rise to the Ogasawara of Echizen, and the Fukashi line is ultimately established at the Ogasawara of Bunzen. The great grandson of Yoshikiyo, Nagakiyo, was the first to take the name Ogasawara. The area controlled by his descendants grew to encompass the entire province of Shinano. Nagakiyo's grandson, (1569–1615), served Ieyasu; and in 1590, Hidemasa received

Koga Domain alt=, Site of Koga Castle, administrative headquarters of Koga Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Shimōsa Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Koga Castle, located in what is ...

(20,000 ''koku'') 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 ...

. In 1601, Ieyasu transferred Hidemasa to

Iida Domain site of the donjon of Iida Castle, administrative centre of Iida Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Iida Castle, located in what i ...

(50,000 ''koku'') in Shinano; then, in 1613, he was able to return to the home of his forebears, Fukashi Castle (80,000 ''koku''), now known as

Matsumoto Castle , originally known as Fukashi Castle, is one of Japan's premier historic castles, along with Himeji and Kumamoto. The building is also known as the due to its black exterior. It was the seat of Matsumoto Domain under the Edo Period Tokugawa sho ...

. The branches of the ''fudai'' Ogasawara clan include the following: * The senior branch of the Ogasawara from the beginning were ''

'' at Fukashi; then, in 1617, the ''daimyō'' was transferred to

Akashi Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Harima Province in what is now the southern portion of modern-day Hyōgo Prefecture. It was centered around Akashi Castle, which is located in what is now the ci ...

(120,000 ''koku'') in Harima Province. In the years spanning 1632 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were ''daimyō'' at

Kokura Domain , also known as or then , was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Buzen Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. In the han system, Kokura was a political and economic abstraction based on period ...

(150,000 ''koku'') in Buzen Province. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Count" in 1884. * A cadet branch of the Ogasawara were ''daimyō'' at Chizuka Domain (10,000 ''koku'')Papinot
p. 45.
/ref> in Buzen Province up through the

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...

. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period. * A cadet branch of the Ogasawara were ''daimyō'' in 1617 at

Tatsuno Domain 250px, Tatsuno Castle 250px, Wakisaka Yasuaya, final ''daimyō'' of Tatsuno Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in Harima Province in what is now the southwestern portion of modern-day Hyōgo Prefec ...

in Harima Province; and in 1632, they were transferred as ''daimyō'' at

Nakatsu Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Buzen Province in modern-day Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. The domain was centered at Nakatsu Castle in what is now Nakatsu, Ōita. In the han system, Nakatsu was a po ...

in Buzen Province. In the period spanning the years 1716 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were ''daimyō'' at

Anshi Domain Kali Tiger Reserve (Kannada: ಕಾಳಿ ಹುಲಿ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಿತ ಪ್ರದೇಶ; formerly Anshi National Park) is a protected area and tiger reserve. It is located in Uttara Kannada district, in Karnataka, India. The park ...

(10,000 ''koku'') in Harima Province. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period. * A cadet branch of the Ogasawara were ''daimyō'' in 1632 at Kizuki Domain in

Bungo Province was a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū in the area of Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Buzen Province. Bungo bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces. History At the end of the 7th century, Toyo ...

; in 1645 at

Yoshida Domain was a Japanese feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Mikawa Province located in eastern Mikawa Province (modern-day eastern Aichi Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Yoshida Castle in what is now the cit ...

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 ...

; in 1697 at

Iwatsuki Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in Musashi Province (modern-day Saitama Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Iwatsuki Castle in what is now part of Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama. History Iwatsuki was an important ...

in Musashi Province; in 1711 at

Kakegawa Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The domain was centered at Kakegawa Castle in Tōtōmi Province, in what is now the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka.

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 ...

; and in 1747 at

Tanakura Domain was a '' fudai'' feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in southern Mutsu Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Tanagura Castle, located in what is now part of the town of Tanagura in Fukushi ...

Mutsu Province was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. Mutsu Province is also known as or . The term is often used to refer to the comb ...

. Finally, in the years spanning 1817 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were ''daimyō'' at

Karatsu Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It is associated with Hizen Province in modern-day Saga Prefecture.

(60,000 ''koku'') in

Hizen Province was an old province of Japan in the area of the Saga and Nagasaki prefectures. It was sometimes called , with Higo Province. Hizen bordered on the provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo. The province was included in Saikaidō. It did not incl ...

. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period. * A cadet branch of the Ogasawara claim a line of descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and also descent from

Ogasawara Sadamune {{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019 {{Nihongo, Ogasawara Sadamune, 小笠原貞宗, , 1294–1350 was a Japanese nobleman and a major figure in the formation of the Ogasawara-ryū. A close ally of Ashikaga Takauji, Ogasawara was placed in charge ...

who had joined

Nitta Yoshisada was a samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan. He was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period. He famously marched on Kamakura, besieging ...

in overthrowing the Hōjō at Kamakura in the 14th century. This same Sadamune had been a general under

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 ...

. This branch of the Ogasawara were established in 1590 at Honjō Domain in Musashi Province; in 1608 at

; in 1619 at

Sekiyado Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Shimōsa Province (the northern portion of Chiba Prefecture and southern portion of Ibaraki Prefecture in modern-day, Japan). It was centered on Sekiyado Castle i ...

in Shimōsa province; and in 1637 at

Takasu Domain The was a Japanese domain located in Mino Province (present-day Kaizu, Gifu). For most of its history, it was ruled by the Takasu-Matsudaira, a branch of the Tokugawa clan of Owari Domain. Matsudaira Katamori, Matsudaira Sadaaki, Tokugawa Yoshik ...

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 ...

. In the years spanning 1691 through 1868, this branch of the Ogasawara were ''daimyō'' at Echizen-Katsuyama Domain (22,000 ''koku'') in

Echizen Province was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Echizen bordered on Kaga, Wakasa, Hida, and Ōmi Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated for ...

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

Ogasawara-Miyoshi line

The Miyoshi clan of ''daimyō'' were cadet descendants of the Ogasawara; and through them, they were also descendants of the Seiwa-Genji

Minamoto was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility from 1192 to 1333. The practice was most prevalent during th ...

.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)
''Nobiliare du Japon'' – Miyoshi, p. 35.
/ref> At the beginning of the 14th century,

Ogasawara Nagafusa Ogasawara (written: 小笠原) is a Japanese surname. It may also refer to: Locations * Ogasawara Islands, also known as the Bonin Islands, an archipelago of over 30 islands about 1000 km south of Tokyo, Japan * Ogasawara National Park, an is ...

established himself in

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...

. Amongst his descendants in the 8th generation was Yoshinaga, who established himself at Miyoshi in Awa province (now Tokushima Prefecture). Osagawa Yoshinaga took the name Miyoshi Yoshinaga and became a vassal of the

Hosokawa clan The is a Japanese Samurai kin group or clan. Ancestors # Emperor Jimmu # Emperor Suizei # Emperor Annei # Emperor Itoku # Emperor Kōshō # Emperor Kōan # Emperor Kōrei # Emperor Kōgen # Emperor Kaika # Emperor Sujin # Emperor Sui ...

, who were then the strongest force on the island. Accounts from the late 16th century include mention of

Miyoshi Yoshitsugu , adopted son of Nagayoshi, was a samurai of the Sengoku period who was practically the last head of Miyoshi clan, ''daimyō'' of Kawachi Province of Japan. His wife was Ashikaga Yoshiaki's sister. Born to Sogō Kazumasa in 1549, younger brothe ...

as the nephew and adopted son of Miyoshi Chōkei. Any remnants of the Miyoshi branch of the Ogasawara clan would have been vanquished by the

Chōsokabe clan , also known as , was a Japanese samurai kin group. Over time, they were known for serving the Hosokawa clan, then the Miyoshi clan and then the Ichijo clan. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géograph ...

as they gradually took control of the entire island of Shikoku.

Notable clan members

: *

, 1294–1350. * Ogasawara Nagahide, 1366–1424. *

Ogasawara Nagatoki (November 9, 1519 – April 17, 1583) was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' of Shinano Province in the Sengoku period. Turnbull, Stephen. (2013)''Kawanakajima 1553–64: Samurai Power Struggle'', P. 54 In 1542, Shinano Province was invaded by Taked ...

, 1519–1583. * Ogasawara Ujioki, 1529–1569. *

Ogasawara Nagatada Ogasawara (written: 小笠原) is a Japanese surname. It may also refer to: Locations * Ogasawara Islands, also known as the Bonin Islands, an archipelago of over 30 islands about 1000 km south of Tokyo, Japan * Ogasawara National Park, an i ...

, d. 1590. *

Ogasawara Hidemasa Ogasawara (written: 小笠原) is a Japanese surname. It may also refer to: Locations * Ogasawara Islands, also known as the Bonin Islands, an archipelago of over 30 islands about 1000 km south of Tokyo, Japan * Ogasawara National Park, an i ...

, 1569–1615. *

Ogasawara Sadayori Ogasawara (written: 小笠原) is a Japanese surname. It may also refer to: Locations * Ogasawara Islands, also known as the Bonin Islands, an archipelago of over 30 islands about 1000 km south of Tokyo, Japan * Ogasawara National Park, an is ...

, d. 1625. * Ogasawara Ichian *

Ogasawara Tadazane was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. Early life Tadazane was the son of (1569–1615) with Toku-hime, daughter of Matsudaira Nobuyasu and granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He married Kamehime, daughter of Honda Tadamasa ...

, 1596–1667. * Ogasawara Tadamoto *

Ogasawara Nagashige , also known as Sado-no-kami or Etchū-no-kami, was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' of the mid-Edo period. Bodart-Bailey, Beatrice. (1999) ''Kaempfer's Japan: Tokugawa Culture Observed'', p. 442./ref> The Ogasawara were identified as one of the '' ...

, 1650–1732. – 11th Kyoto ''shoshidai''.Meyer, Eva-Mari
"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit."
Universität Tübingen (in German). *

Ogasawara Nagamichi was a Japanese samurai and official in the Bakumatsu period Tokugawa Shogunate. Before the Meiji Restoration, his courtesy title was '' Iki no Kami'' and lower 5th Court rank.Beasley, W.G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 18 ...

, 1822–1891. ** Miyoshi Yutaka – ??-1869 – brother of Nagamichi;

Shinsengumi The was a special police force organized by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect the shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time wh ...

) *

Ogasawara Tadanobu Count was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' of the late Edo period. He was the head of Kokura Domain.Edmond Papinot. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''digitized 1906 ''Nobiliaire du japon'' (2003)/ref>　 Ogasawara c ...

, 1862–1897. *

Ogasawara Naganari Viscount was an Admiral and naval strategist in the Imperial Japanese Navy in Meiji and Taishō period Japan, and a member of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff. He was also known as Ogasawara Chōsei, Ogasawara Nagayo.Evans, ''Kaigun'' ...

, 1867–1958. –

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Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...

* Ogasawara Nagamoto – House of Peers (1925)."Nobility, Peerage and Ranks in Ancient and Meiji-Japan," p. 13.
/ref>

Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands)

The Ogasawara clan is inlinked to Japanese discovery of the

Bonin Islands The Bonin Islands, also known as the , are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some directly south of Tokyo, Japan and northwest of Guam. The name "Bonin Islands" comes from the Japanese word ''bunin'' (an archaic readi ...

, and to Japan's claim over those islands which are now administratively considered part of metropolitan Tokyo: * ''

Bunroku was a after '' Tenshō'' and before ''Keichō.'' This period spanned the years from December 1592 to October 1596.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Bunroku''" i ''Japan encyclopedia'', p. 92 n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Fr ...

1'' (1592):

claims to have discovered the Bonin Islands, and the territory was granted to him as a fief by

. These claims are later proven false and Ogasawara is exiled. * ''

Kanbun A is a form of Classical Chinese used in Japan from the Nara period to the mid-20th century. Much of Japanese literature was written in this style and it was the general writing style for official and intellectual works throughout the period. ...

10'' (1670): The islands are discovered by the Japanese when a ship bound for Edo from Kyushu is blown off course by a storm.Tanaka, Hiroyuki (1993).
"''Edo Jidai ni okeru Nihonjin no Mujin Tou (Ogasawara Tou) ni tai-suru Ninshiki''" ("The Ogasawara Islands in Tokugawa Japan").
''Kaiji Shi Kenkyuu''(''Journal of the Maritime History''). No. 50, June, 1993. * ''

Enpō (contemporarily written as 延寳) is the after '' Kanbun'' and before ''Tenna was a after ''Enpō'' and before '' Jōkyō.'' This period spanned the years from September 1681 through February 1684. The reigning emperor was . Change of er ...

3'' (1675): The islands are explored by shogunate expedition, following up "discovery" in ''

'' 10. The islands are claimed as a territory of Japan. * ''

Bunkyū was a after ''Man'en'' and before '' Genji''. This period spanned the years from March 1861 through March 1864. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * March 29, 1861 (''Man'en 2/Bunkyū 1, 19th day of the 2nd month'') : The new era name of ...

1'' (January 1862): The islands are re-confirmed as a territory of Japan, following "discovery" of the islands in ''

'' 10 (1670) and a shogunate expedition to the islands in ''

'' 3 (1675).

Notes

References

* Appert, Georges and H. Kinoshita. (1888)
''Ancien Japon.''
Tokyo: Imprimerie Kokubunsha. * Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth (2002). "Ogasawara.
''Japan Encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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. (cloth) – (paper) * Papinot, Jacques Edmund Joseph. (1906) ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon.'' Tokyo: Librarie Sansaish
..Click link for digitized 1906 ''Nobiliaire du japon'' (2003)
* Turnbull, Stephen. (1998).
''The Samurai Sourcebook.''
London: Arms & Armour. reprinted

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, London, 2002. (paper) * Varley, H. Paul. (1965)
''The Onin War: History of Its Origins and Background with a Selective Translation of the Chronicle of Ōnin ''
New York

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. (cloth)

External links

Ogasawara clan history web site
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