Hayashi clan
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The was the name of several Japanese clans, of varying origin.
- Hayashi clan (Owari)Hayashi clan (Owari)The was a Japanese samurai clan which served as retainers to the Oda clan; one famous figure, Hayashi Hidesada, was a senior retainer of Oda Nobunaga. The family originated in the village of Oki Village in the Kasugai District of Owari Province...
of Owari Province (a branch of the Inaba clan) - Hayashi clan (Confucian scholars)Hayashi clan (Confucian scholars)The ' was a Japanese samurai clan which served as important advisors to the Tokugawa shoguns. Among members of the clan to enjoy powerful positions in the shogunate was its founder Hayashi Razan, who passed on his post as hereditary rector of the neo-Confucianist Shōhei-kō school to his son,...
of Confucian scholars (founded by Hayashi Razan, came to prominence in the early Edo period, scholarly advisors to Tokugawa Ieyasu) - Hayashi clan (Jōzai)Hayashi clan (Jozai)The ', onetime ruling family of the Jōzai Domain, is a Japanese clan which traces its origins to the Ogasawara clan, the shugo of Shinano Province. The family served the Matsudaira clan from its days in Mikawa Province...
of the Jōzai Domain (descended from the Ogasawara clan)