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Sō
Sō, So or Sou (written: 宗 or 宋) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1953), Japanese long-distance runner, twin brother of Takeshi * (born 1953), Japanese long-distance runner, twin brother of Shigeru * (1715–1786), Japanese painter * (1207–1274), Japanese Deputy Governor * (1568–1615), Japanese ''daimyō'' * (1818–1890), Japanese ''daimyō'' * (1908–1985), Japanese aristocrat Sō (written: 壮 or 創) is also a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1943), Japanese novelist * (born 1997), Japanese footballer * (born 1996), Japanese footballer * (born 1934), Japanese playwright and screenwriter * (1908–1977), Japanese production designer * (born 1999), Japanese footballer *So Nishikawa (born 2001), Japanese-Australian association football player * (born 1969), Japanese baseball player * (born 1973), Japanese athlete and television personality * (1910–2000), Japanese actor * (born 2000), J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Clan
were a Japanese clan claiming descent from Taira no Tomomori. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Toki," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 56 retrieved 2013-5-10. The clan governed and held Tsushima Island from the 13th through the late 19th century, from the Kamakura period until the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. In 1587, Toyotomi Hideyoshi confirmed the clan's possession of Tsushima. In the struggles which followed Hideyoshi's death, the clan sided with the Tokugawa; however, they did not participate in the decisive battles which preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. The descendants of '' tozama'' Sō Yoshitoshi (1568–1615) remained at Tsushima-Fuchū Domain (100,000 ''koku'') in Tsushima Province until the abolition of the ''han'' system. The head of this clan line was ennobled as count in 1884. History Historians consider the Sō clan to have been an offshoot of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |