Inaba clan

The nihongo|Inaba clan|稲葉氏|Inaba-shi were a "samurai" kin group which rose to prominence during the Sengoku and Edo periods.Meyer, Eva-Maria. [http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/geschichte-japans/manabu/shoshidai.htm "Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit."] Universität Tübingen (in German).] In the Edo period, the Inaba were identified as one of the "fudai" or insider "daimyō" clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokugawa clan, [see above] ] in contrast with the "tozama" ("outsider clans").

Clan branches

The "fudai" Inaba clan originated in 16th century Mino Province.Appert, Georges. (1888). [http://books.google.com/books?id=CSUNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=ancien+japon+georges+appert&lr=#PPA67,M1 "Ancien Japon," p. 67.] ] They claim descent from Kōno Michitaka (d. 1374),Papinot, Jacques. (2003). [http://www.unterstein.net/Toyoashihara-no-Chiaki-Nagaioaki-no-Mitsuho-no-Kuni/NobiliaireJapon.pdf "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 Emperor Kammu (736–805). [ [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Inaba-name-meaning.ashx "Inaba" at Ancestry.com] citing Hank, Patrick, ed. (2003). [http://books.google.com/books?id=ugEEAAAACAAJ&dq=Dictionary+of+American+Family+Names "Dictionary of American Family Names."] ]

* The senior branch of the Inaba are descended from Inaba Sadamichi (1551–1606), [see above] ] who was raised in rank by Oda Nobunaga in 1564. [see above] ] He was established in 1585 at Hachiman Domain (40,000 "koku") in Mino Province. [see above] ] In 1600, he and his heirs were installed at Usuki Domain (56,000 "koku") in Bungo Province, and his descendants remained in the same place until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. [see above] ] The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" (伯爵 "hakushaku") in the Meiji period. [see above] ]

* A cadet branch descended from Inaba Masanari (+1628), who fought in the armies of Nobunaga and then Hashiba Hideyoshi. [see above] ] This branch of the Inaba was created in 1588. [see above] ] In 1619, he was granted the "han" of Itoigawa (25,000 "koku") in Echigo Province; 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, and at Sakura Domain in Shimōsa Province from 1701 through 1723. [see above] ] Masanari's heirs settled at Yodo Domain (115,000 "koku") in Yamashiro province from 1723 through 1868. [see above] ] The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" in the Meiji period. [see above] ]

* Another cadet branch of the Inaba clan was created in 1781. [see above] ] From 1785 through 1868, this branch of the clan continued to live at Tateyama Domain (10,000 "koku") in Awa Province. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" in the Meiji period. [see above] ]

Clan temple

Tōzen-ji, a Buddhist temple in Edo, was considered the family temple of various clans, including the main branch of the Inaba clan. [Cortazzi, Hugh. (2000). [http://books.google.com/books?id=G2fQYReqBNIC&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=inaba+clan&source=web&ots=l8_AFpaa0N&sig=8AndvYGX-Q-3gzvvEmQdx0fAOf0&hl=en#PPA210,M1 "Collected Writings of Sir Hugh Cortazzi", Vol. II, pp. 210] -211.]

Notable members

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* Inaba Sadamichi (稲葉貞道, 1551–1606)
* Inaba Masanari (1571–October 14, 1628)
* Inaba Masamichi (1623–1696), 8th Kyoto "shoshidai". [see above] ]
* Inaba Masanobu (1749–1806), 34th Kyoto "shoshidai". [see above] ]
* Inaba Masakuni (1834–1898), 55th Kyoto "shoshidai". [see above] ]

Further reading

* Appert, Georges and H. Kinoshita. (1888). [http://books.google.com/books?id=HYc_AAAAMAAJ&dq=ancien+japon&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 "Ancien Japon."] Tokyo: Imprimerie Kokubunsha.
* Cortazzi, Hugh. (2000). [http://books.google.com/books?id=G2fQYReqBNIC&dq=inaba+clan&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 "Collected Writings of Sir Hugh Cortazzi", Vol. II.] London: Routledge. 10-ISBN 1-873-41092-1
* Hank, Patrick, ed. (2003). [http://books.google.com/books?id=ugEEAAAACAAJ&dq=Dictionary+of+American+Family+Names "Dictionary of American Family Names."] New York: Oxford University Press. 10-ISBN 0-195-08137-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-195-08137-4 (cloth)
* Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). "Japans Kaiserhof in de Edo-Zeit: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867". Münster: Tagenbuch. ISBN 3-8258-3939-7
* Papinot, Jacques Edmund Joseph. (1906) "Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon." Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. [http://www.unterstein.net/Toyoashihara-no-Chiaki-Nagaioaki-no-Mitsuho-no-Kuni/NobiliaireJapon.pdf ..Click link for digitized 1906 "Nobiliaire du japon" (2003)]
* Sasaki, Suguru. (2002). "Boshin sensō: haisha no Meiji ishin." Tokyo: Chūōkōron-shinsha.

References

External links

* National Diet Library: [http://www.ndl.go.jp/scenery/e/data/118/index.html NDL call number: YDM23880] , photo of Edo residence of Yodo (Inaba) clan