Itakura clan
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This is a list of Japanese clans. The ancient clans mentioned in the Nihonshoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian period. Instead of gozoku, new aristocracies, Kuge families emerged in the period...
which came to prominence during the Sengoku period
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
. The family claimed descent from Shibukawa Yoshiaki, the son of Ashikaga Yasuuji, a relative of the Ashikaga shoguns. Over time, the clan evolved into several branches which were daimyo, ruling the Bitchū-Matsuyama
Bitchu-Matsuyama Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Bitchū Province .-List of lords:*Tenryō, 1600-1616Kobori clan #Masatsugu#Masakazu*Ikeda clan, 1617-1641 #Nagayoshi...
, Niwase
Niwase Domain
The ' was a Japanese han of the Edo period, located in Bitchū Province.-History:The Niwase domain was founded in 1600, when Togawa Michiyasu, a retainer of Ukita Hideie, rebelled against his lord and sided with the Tokugawa clan at the Battle of Sekigahara. As a reward, the Tokugawa granted Togawa...
, Fukushima
Fukushima Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in southern Mutsu Province . Castle location was the . Feudal lords were the Honda clan, the Hotta clan, and the Itakura clan. All of them were Fudai daimyos....
, and Annaka Domain
Annaka Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province.The Meiji-era educator Joseph Hardy Neesima was the son of a retainer of the Itakura clan of Annaka.-List of lords:*Ii clan #Naokatsu#Naoyoshi...
s.
One of Yoshiaki's descendants went to Mikawa Province
Mikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
and entered the service of the Matsudaira clan
Matsudaira clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
; the Itakura subsequently became fudai
Fudai
was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
. The Itakura served the Matsudaira clan during its rise to power in the 16th century, and became senior officials in the new Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
.
In the Edo period, the Itakura were identified as one of the fudai
Fudai
was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan
Tokugawa clan
The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...
, in contrast with the tozama
Tozama
A ' was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan. The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period.-Edo period:...
or outsider clans.
Itakura clan genealogy
The fudai Itakura clan originated in 17th century Mikawa provinceMikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
. They claim descent from the Seiwa-Genji through the Shibukawa branch of the Imperial family.
- The senior or main branch of the Itakura was created 1609. After the Battle of SekigaharaBattle of SekigaharaThe , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
, the Itakura were given significant responsibilities in the evolving shogunal government. Itakura KatsushigeItakura Katsushigewas a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period to early Edo period. He fought at the side of Ieyasu Tokugawa at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.Katsuhige's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa-Genji...
(1542–1624) was made the Kyoto shoshidaiKyoto ShoshidaiThe was an important administrative and political office in the early modern government of Japan. However, the significance and effectiveness of the office is credited to the third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu, who developed these initial creations as bureaucratic elements in a consistent and...
in 1601; and he continued to hold this high office during the next twenty years. During this period, Katsushige saw significant increases in the revenues alloted to him by the shogunate. His importance within the shogunate can be measured by the record of grown in his annual expected income which rose to 40,000 koku; however, he had no castle in his charge. As compensation of sort, Katsushige was given the title Iga no kami. Itakura ShigemuneItakura Shigemunewas a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. Shigemune's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa-Genji. The Itakura identified its clan origins in Mikawa province. The descendants of Itakura Katsushige, including the descendants of his eldest son Shigemune, were...
(1587–1656) was the oldest son of Katsushige; and he succeeded to the office of Kyoto shoshidai in 1620. He would continue to hold this office through 1654. Two years later, he became daimyō at Sekiyado DomainSekiyado Domainwas a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on Sekiyado Castle in what is now the city of Noda, Chiba....
(50,000 koku) in Shimōsa province. Itakura Shigesato (1620–1660), the oldest son of Shigemune, was known as Awa no kami and he held the shogunate title of Jisha-bugyō. His descendants would reside successively at Kameyama Domain in Ise ProvinceIse Provinceor was a province of Japan including most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces.The ancient provincial capital was at Suzuka...
in 1669; at Toba Domain in Shima provinceShima Provinceor was a province of Japan which consisted of a peninsula in the southeastern part of modern Mie Prefecture. Part of the Tōkaidō, Shima bordered Ise Province, and was the smallest of the provinces....
in 1710; at Kameyama in Ise Province in 1717; and finally, from 1744 through 1868, at Matsuyama (50,000 koku) in Bitchū ProvinceBitchu Provincewas a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bizen and Bingo Provinces. Bitchu bordered Hōki, Mimasaka, Bizen, and Bingo Provinces....
. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.
- A cadet branch of the Itakura was created in 1624 for the progeny of Itakura ShigemasaItakura Shigemasawas a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. The lord of Fukōzu han in Mikawa Province, he was a personal aide to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Son of the Kyoto Shoshidai Itakura Katsushige, and younger brother of Itakura Shigemune ....
(1588–1638), the second son of Itakura KatsushigeItakura Katsushigewas a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period to early Edo period. He fought at the side of Ieyasu Tokugawa at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.Katsuhige's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa-Genji...
. He was honored with 15,000 koku from the revenues of Mikawa provinceMikawa Provinceis an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
in acknowledgment of his conduct during the Siege of OsakaSiege of OsakaThe was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages , and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege put an end to the last major armed opposition to the shogunate's establishment...
in 1615. Subsequently, Itakura ShigenoriItakura Shigenoriwas a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. Shigenori's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa-Genji. The Itakura identified its clan origins in Mikawa province, and the progeny of Katsuhige , including the descendants of his second son Shigemasa , were known as...
(1617–1673), the son of Shigemasa, was the Osaka jodai and rōjū, and then Kyoto shoshidai in 1668. In 1672, he received the fief of Kasuyama (60,000 koku) in Shimotsuke provinceShimotsuke Provinceis an old province of Japan in the area of Tochigi Prefecture in the Kanto region. It was sometimes called or .The ancient capital of the province was near the city of Tochigi, but in feudal times the main center of the province was near the modern capital, Utsunomiya.-History:Different parts of...
. Itakura Shigetane (1640–1705), the son of Shigenori, was installed in 1680 at Iwatsuki DomainIwatsuki DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Located in Musashi Province , it was headquartered in Iwatsuki Castle.-List of daimyo:*Kōriki clan #Kiyonaga#Masanaga#Tadafusa...
in Musashi provinceMusashi Provincewas a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama...
, and in the following year, he was transferred to Sakamoto Domain in Shinano provinceShinano Provinceor is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...
. Later, Itakura Shigehiro was established at Fukushima DomainFukushima DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in southern Mutsu Province . Castle location was the . Feudal lords were the Honda clan, the Hotta clan, and the Itakura clan. All of them were Fudai daimyos....
(80,000 koku) in Mutsu provinceMutsu Provincewas an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...
where his descendants remained up through the Meiji RestorationMeiji RestorationThe , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
in 1868. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.
- Another cadet branch was created in 1661. The members of this clan resided successively in 1681 at Annaka DomainAnnaka DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province.The Meiji-era educator Joseph Hardy Neesima was the son of a retainer of the Itakura clan of Annaka.-List of lords:*Ii clan #Naokatsu#Naoyoshi...
(15,000 koku) in Kōzuke provinceKozuke Provincewas an old province located in the Tōsandō of Japan, which today comprises Gunma Prefecture. It is nicknamed as or .The ancient provincial capital was near modern Maebashi. During the Sengoku period, Kōzuke was controlled variously by Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, the late Hōjō clan, and...
]; in 1702 at Izumi DomainIzumi DomainThe was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in southern Mutsu Province. At the end of its history, it was ruled by a branch of the Honda clan.-References:*http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/mutudewa/izumi.html...
(20,000 koku) in Mutsu province; in 1746 at Sagara DomainSagara Domain' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. Yokosuka was a Fudai domain. It was centered in what is now the Sagara district of Makinohara city, Shizuoka Prefecture.-History:...
(25,000 koku) in Tōtōmi provinceTotomi Provincewas a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .-History:...
; and eventually, from 1749 through 1868 at Annaka DomainAnnaka DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province.The Meiji-era educator Joseph Hardy Neesima was the son of a retainer of the Itakura clan of Annaka.-List of lords:*Ii clan #Naokatsu#Naoyoshi...
(30,000 koku) in Kōzuke province. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.
- A further cadet branch created 1683. This branch of the Itakura lived continuously from 1699 through 1868 at Niwase DomainNiwase DomainThe ' was a Japanese han of the Edo period, located in Bitchū Province.-History:The Niwase domain was founded in 1600, when Togawa Michiyasu, a retainer of Ukita Hideie, rebelled against his lord and sided with the Tokugawa clan at the Battle of Sekigahara. As a reward, the Tokugawa granted Togawa...
(20,000 koku) in Bitchū provinceBitchu Provincewas a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bizen and Bingo Provinces. Bitchu bordered Hōki, Mimasaka, Bizen, and Bingo Provinces....
. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.
Notable clan members
Itakura KatsukiyoItakura Katsukiyo
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period. Famed for his tenure as rōjū, Itakura later became a Shinto priest.-Biography:Itakura, born to the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira of the Kuwana Domain, was adopted by Itakura Katsutsune, the lord of the Matsuyama domain...
, the famous shogunate official, was a prominent member of this clan from the 19th century. Another was Itakura Shigemasa
Itakura Shigemasa
was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. The lord of Fukōzu han in Mikawa Province, he was a personal aide to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Son of the Kyoto Shoshidai Itakura Katsushige, and younger brother of Itakura Shigemune ....
, the first leader of the shogunate's armies at the Shimabara Rebellion
Shimabara Rebellion
The was an uprising largely involving Japanese peasants, most of them Catholic Christians, in 1637–1638 during the Edo period.It was one of only a handful of instances of serious unrest during the relatively peaceful period of the Tokugawa shogunate's rule...
; Shigemasa was killed in action there.
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- Itakura KatsushigeItakura Katsushigewas a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period to early Edo period. He fought at the side of Ieyasu Tokugawa at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.Katsuhige's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa-Genji...
, 1542–1624 -- 2nd Kyoto shoshidaiKyoto ShoshidaiThe was an important administrative and political office in the early modern government of Japan. However, the significance and effectiveness of the office is credited to the third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu, who developed these initial creations as bureaucratic elements in a consistent and...
. - Itakura ShigemuneItakura Shigemunewas a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. Shigemune's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa-Genji. The Itakura identified its clan origins in Mikawa province. The descendants of Itakura Katsushige, including the descendants of his eldest son Shigemune, were...
, 1587–1656 -- 3rd Kyoto shoshidai. - Itakura Shigesato, 1620–1660
- Itakura ShigemasaItakura Shigemasawas a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. The lord of Fukōzu han in Mikawa Province, he was a personal aide to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Son of the Kyoto Shoshidai Itakura Katsushige, and younger brother of Itakura Shigemune ....
, 1588–1638 - Itakura ShigenoriItakura Shigenoriwas a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. Shigenori's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa-Genji. The Itakura identified its clan origins in Mikawa province, and the progeny of Katsuhige , including the descendants of his second son Shigemasa , were known as...
, 1617–1673 -- 5th Kyoto shoshidai. - Itakura Shigetane, 1640–1705
- Itakura Shigehiro
- Itakura KatsukiyoItakura Katsukiyowas a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period. Famed for his tenure as rōjū, Itakura later became a Shinto priest.-Biography:Itakura, born to the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira of the Kuwana Domain, was adopted by Itakura Katsutsune, the lord of the Matsuyama domain...
, 1823-1889 - Itakura KatsukiyoItakura Katsukiyowas a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period. Famed for his tenure as rōjū, Itakura later became a Shinto priest.-Biography:Itakura, born to the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira of the Kuwana Domain, was adopted by Itakura Katsutsune, the lord of the Matsuyama domain...
- Itakura Katsunori - House of Peers (1925).
- Itakura Katsushige
See also
- Joseph Hardy NeesimaJoseph Hardy Neesimawas a Japanese educator of the Meiji era, the founder of Doshisha University and Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts.Neesima was born in Edo , the son of a retainer of the Itakura clan of Annaka...
Itakura clan on Harimaya's "Buke-kaden" (22 Sept. 2007)