The branch 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:...

 is descended from Tokugawa Yoshinao

Tokugawa Yoshinao

was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.- Biography :Born as the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, his childhood name was Gorōtamaru. While still a young child, he was appointed leader of first the fief of Kofu in Kai Province and later the fief of Kiyosu in Owari Province...

, the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu

 was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...

. It is also the main Gosanke

Gosanke

The , also called simply Gosanke or even Sanke, were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan descended from clan founder Tokugawa Ieyasu's three youngest sons, Yoshinao, Yorinobu and Yorifusa and allowed to provide a shogun in case of need. The three houses were called Owari House of Tokugawa,...

("three honourable houses of the Tokugawa"). For over 250 years, the Owari family ruled Owari Domain

Owari Domain

The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 koku, and was the largest holding of the...

, the area surrounding present day Nagoya

Nagoya, Aichi

is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...

, Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...

, using Nagoya Castle

Nagoya Castle

is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, central Japan. During the Edo period, Nagoya Castle was the center of one of the most important castle towns in Japan—Nagoya-juku— and it included the most important stops along the Minoji, which linked the Tōkaidō with the Nakasendō.-History:In...

 as its main base. Another residence was the Ōzone Shimoyashiki

Ōzone Shimoyashiki

The Ōzone Shimoyashiki is a former residence of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa clan, located in Ōzone in Higashi ward in Nagoya, central Japan.- History :...

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The treasures of the Owari branch are kept in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya.

The present head of the family is Tokugawa Yoshitaka.

Heads

1. Tokugawa Yoshinao
   Tokugawa Yoshinao
   was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.- Biography :Born as the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, his childhood name was Gorōtamaru. While still a young child, he was appointed leader of first the fief of Kofu in Kai Province and later the fief of Kiyosu in Owari Province...
   
    (1601–1650)
2. Tokugawa Mitsutomo
   Tokugawa Mitsutomo
   was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain. He was taught Shinkage-ryū by the Owari Yagyū family. He proved so adept that he was named the 6th sōke by Yagyū Toshikane, and added a number of teaching concepts to the ryū....
   
    (1625–1700)
3. Tokugawa Tsunanari
   Tokugawa Tsunanari
   was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain....
   
    (1652–1699)
4. Tokugawa Yoshimichi
   Tokugawa Yoshimichi
   was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain....
   
    (1689–1713)
5. Tokugawa Gorōta
   Tokugawa Gorota
   was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain....
   
    (1711–1713)
6. Tokugawa Tsugutomo
   Tokugawa Tsugutomo
   was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain. Under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan continued to exclude herself from practically all contact with the outside world, while internal peace reigned within the kingdom....
   
    (1692–1731)
7. Tokugawa Muneharu
   Tokugawa Muneharu
   was a daimyo in Japan during the Edo period. He was the seventh Tokugawa lord of the Owari Domain, and one of the gosanke.- Biography :Muneharu was the 20th son of Tokugawa Tsunanari by a concubine, and a great-great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu...
   
    (1696–1764)
8. Tokugawa Munekatsu
   Tokugawa Munekatsu
   was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Takasu Domain and then the Owari Domain. As lord of Takasu he used the name ....
   
    (1705–1761)
9. Tokugawa Munechika
   Tokugawa Munechika
   was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain....
   
    (1733–1800)
10. Tokugawa Naritomo
    Tokugawa Naritomo
    was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain....
    
     (1793–1850)
11. Tokugawa Nariharu
    Tokugawa Nariharu
    was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain....
    
     (1819–1839)
12. Tokugawa Naritaka
    Tokugawa Naritaka
    was a Japanese daimyo of the early late-Edo period. The son of the 11th shogun Tokugawa Ienari, he succeeded Tokugawa Narimasa as head of the Tayasu Tokugawa house, before succeeding to the Tokugawa house of Owari han in 1839....
    
     (1810–1845)
13. Tokugawa Yoshitsugu
    Tokugawa Yoshitsugu
    was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain....
    
     (1836–1849)
14. Tokugawa Yoshikatsu (1824–1883)
15. Tokugawa Mochinaga
    Tokugawa Mochinaga
    was a Japanese samurai who was an influential figure of the Bakumatsu period.- Biography :The son of Matsudaira Yoshitatsu of Takasu han, his brothers included the famous Matsudaira Katamori, Matsudaira Sadaaki, and Tokugawa Yoshikatsu...
    
     (1831–1884)
16. Tokugawa Yoshinori
    Tokugawa Yoshinori
    was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, who was the 14th lord of Owari....
    
     (1858–1875)
17. Tokugawa Yoshikatsu (1824–1883)
18. Tokugawa Yoshiakira（1863-1908)
19. Tokugawa Yoshichika（1886-1976)
20. Tokugawa Yoshitomu（1911-1992)
21. Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1933-2005）
22. Tokugawa Yoshitaka (born 1961）

Ranks of the Owari branch

The number of retainers of the Owari branch stood at around six to seven thousand, although it varied with each era. The guaranteed stipend that retainers would receive from the clan for their personnel (personal servants of samurai, etc.) was specified in provisions for mobilisation during military service. For the Owari clan, these provisions for mobilisation during military service were established in Kan'ei 10 (1633), and revised in Kanbun

Kanbun

The Japanese word originally meant "Classical Chinese writings, Chinese classic texts, Classical Chinese literature". This evolved into a Japanese method of reading annotated Classical Chinese in translation . Much Japanese literature was written in literary Chinese using this annotated style...

 1 (1661) and Kansei

Kansei

was a after Tenmei and before Kyōwa. This period spanned the years from January 1789 through February 1801. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:...

6 (1794). The essence of these revisions was to vary the number in the established ranks. Horses, etc. were also required on the battlefield, and the number of these in the retainer's stipend was also guaranteed in the provisions.