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The are descendants of Emperor Seiwa (850-880) of Japan and are a branch of the Ashikaga clan through the
Shiba clan was a Japanese clan. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003).html" ;"title="DF 58 of 80">("Shiba," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 54 [PDF 58 of 80/nowiki>">DF 58 of 80">("Shi ...
(Seiwa Genji).


History

Ashikaga Ieuji (13th century), son of Ashikaga Yasuuji, was the first to adopt the name Shiba. The Shiba were ''Shugo'' (Governors) of Echizen, Owari, and other provinces, and during the Ashikaga shogunate were one of three families (Shiba, Hosokawa and Hatakeyama) from which the ''Kyoto-kanryo'' (Prime Minister of the Shōgun) could be chosen. Shiba Masaaki, the descendant of
Shiba Takatsune   was the Constable (''shugo'') of Echizen Province during the 14th century Nanboku-chō Wars in Japan. He acted to block the northward progress of Nitta Yoshisada, who supported the Emperor's Southern Court against the '' shōgun''s Northern ...
(1305–1367), established himself in Hachisuka, near the Kiso River at the border of Owari and Mino provinces, whence he took the name Hachisuka. In the 16th century, the Hachisuka clan came to prominence thanks to its head,
Hachisuka Koroku , also known Hachisuka Koroku (蜂須賀小六), was a '' daimyō'', retainer and adviser of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. He was the son of Hachisuka Masatoshi. The Hachisuka clan were the ''k ...
. His uncle held Hachisuka Castle and he lived first in Miyaushiro Castle, which was his mother's family home. Koroku served the Oda clan, being instrumental in several of the early victories of Oda Nobunaga. He later went on to serve under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His son, Iemasa, received Tokushima Domain as a new landholding from Hideyoshi. From then until the end of the Edo period, the Hachisuka were the lords of Tokushima and Awa province in Shikoku. They would be one of the few clans to retain the same landholding from the start of the Edo period to its conclusion. They also managed to retain a constant income rating of 256,000 '' koku''. In the late Edo period, the clan came into national focus because of the contemporary head,
Hachisuka Narihiro was a Japanese '' daimyō'' of the late Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. He was a son of the eleventh shōgun, Tokugawa Ienari. Biography As stated above, Narihiro was a son of the 11th shōgun, Ienari. Ienari had many children ...
, who was a son of the 11th shogun, Ienari. The clan sided with the Kyoto government during the Boshin War and contributed troops to the fight in the north, as well as to security duties in Edo (Tokyo). The clan faced internal fragmentation a year later, in the form of the Inada Rebellion,庚午事変
Geng Wu Shi Yao and was peacefully dissolved in 1873 with the rest of the nation's han. After the
Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
, the Hachisuka became part of the '' kazoku'', Japan's new nobility system.


Ancestors

# Emperor Seiwa #Prince Sadazumi # Minamoto no Tsunemoto # Minamoto no Mitsunaka #
Minamoto no Yorinobu was a samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan. Along with his brother Yorimitsu, Yorinobu served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He held the title, pas ...
# Minamoto no Yoriyoshi # Minamoto no Yoshiie # Minamoto no Yoshikuni #
Minamoto no Yoshiyasu Minamoto no Yoshiyasu, also called Ashikaga Yoshiyasu (源 義康/足利 義康, 1127 – 1157) was a samurai of the late Heian period. He is known for his participation in the Hōgen rebellion in 1156. He is best known as the founder of the Ashika ...
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Ashikaga Yoshikane was a Japanese samurai military commander, feudal lord in the late Heian and early Kamakura period of Japan's history.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ashikaga Yoshikane" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ...
#Ashikaga Yoshiuji (1189-1225) #Ashikaga Yasuuji (1216-1270) #Ashikaga Ieuji #Shiba Muneie (b.1250) #Shiba Muneuji #
Shiba Takatsune   was the Constable (''shugo'') of Echizen Province during the 14th century Nanboku-chō Wars in Japan. He acted to block the northward progress of Nitta Yoshisada, who supported the Emperor's Southern Court against the '' shōgun''s Northern ...


Heads of the Family

#Hachisuka Kagenari (son of
Shiba Takatsune   was the Constable (''shugo'') of Echizen Province during the 14th century Nanboku-chō Wars in Japan. He acted to block the northward progress of Nitta Yoshisada, who supported the Emperor's Southern Court against the '' shōgun''s Northern ...
) #Masakazu (adopted) #Masataka #Masanaga #Masaaki #Masamori #Masatoshi (d.1553) #
Hachisuka Masakatsu , also known Hachisuka Koroku (蜂須賀小六), was a ''daimyō'', retainer and adviser of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. He was the son of Hachisuka Masatoshi. The Hachisuka clan were the '' koku ...
# Hachisuka Iemasa #
Hachisuka Yoshishige (February 20, 1586 – March 29, 1620) was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. His court title was '' Awa no kami''. He married Manhime (1592–1666), daughter of Ogasawara Hidemasa Yoshishige fought du ...
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Hachisuka Tadateru (April 1611 – May 11, 1652) was a Japanese '' daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. He was the eldest son of Hachisuka Yoshishige. Tadateru's court title was '' Awa no kami''. Family * Father: Hachisuka Yoshishige ...
# Hachisuka Mitsutaka # Hachisuka Tsunamichi # Hachisuka Tsunanori # Hachisuka Munekazu # Hachisuka Muneteru # Hachisuka Muneshige # Hachisuka Yoshihiro # Hachisuka Shigeyoshi #
Hachisuka Haruaki (January 3, 1758 – May 13, 1814) was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, controlling all of Awa Province and Awaji Province in ...
# Hachisuka Narimasa #
Hachisuka Narihiro was a Japanese '' daimyō'' of the late Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. He was a son of the eleventh shōgun, Tokugawa Ienari. Biography As stated above, Narihiro was a son of the 11th shōgun, Ienari. Ienari had many children ...
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Hachisuka Mochiaki was the 14th and final ''daimyō'' of Tokushima Domain, Awa Province, and the 2nd President of the House of Peers in Meiji period Japan. Early life Hachisuka was born at the Hachisuka domain residence in Edo, as the eldest son of the 13th ...
#Masaaki (1871-1932) #
Masauji Hachisuka , 18th Marquess Hachisuka, was a Japanese ornithologist and aviculturist.Delacour, J. (1953) The Dodo and Kindred Birds by Masauji Hachisuka (Review). The Condor 55 (4): 223.Peterson, A. P. (2013Author Index: Hachisuka, Masauji (Masa Uji), marqui ...
# Masako Hachisuka


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References


Harimaya concise history of the Hachisuka clan
Japanese clans Ashikaga clan