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'' branch of the ''

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They ...

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Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...

Japan.Alpert, Georges. (1888)
''Ancien Japon,'' p. 70.
/ref> In the Edo period, the Makino were identified as one of the '' fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which were hereditary vassals of the

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, in contrast with the '' tozama'' or outsider clans.

Makino clan branches

The ''fudai'' Makino clan originated in 16th-century Mikawa Province. Their elevation in status by

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dates from 1588. They claim descent from

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, Papinot, Edmond. (2003
''Nobiliare du Japon'' – Makino, p. 29
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. * a. The senior branch was established at

Tako Domain was a minor feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo-period Japan, located in Shimōsa Province (the northern portion of Chiba Prefecture Japan. It was centered on what is now part of the town of Tako in Katori District. It was ruled ...

Kōzuke Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Gunma Prefecture. Kōzuke bordered by Echigo, Shinano, Musashi and Shimotsuke Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Kōzuke was r ...

in 1590; and in 1616, their holdings were moved to Nagamine Domain in

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. From 1618 through 1868, this branch of the Makino remained at Nagaoka Domain (74,000 ''koku'') in

. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a

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in the Meiji period. * b. A cadet branch of the Makino was created in 1633. The Makino were installed at

Sekiyado Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Shimōsa Province (the northern portion of Chiba Prefecture and southern portion of Ibaraki Prefecture in modern-day, Japan). It was centered on Sekiyado Castle i ...

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in 1644. From 1668 through the

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, the descendants had holdings at

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(35,000 ''koku'') in

Tango Province was a province of Japan in the area of northern Kyoto Prefecture. Tango bordered on Tanba to the south, Tajima to the west, and Wakasa to the east. Its abbreviated form name was . It was also referred to as or . In terms of the Gokishichi ...

. Descendants lived from 1634 through 1868 at Mineyama Domain (11,000 ''koku'') in

. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a viscount in the Meiji period. * c. Another cadet branch of the Makino was created in 1634. They were established at Yoita Domain in

in 1634; and then, from 1702 through 1868, this branch was transferred to Komoro (15,000 ''koku'') in

Shinano Province or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture. Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, w ...

. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a viscount in the Meiji period. * d. Yet a further cadet branch of the Makino was created in 1680. These Makino resided successively at

in 1683; at Yoshida Domain at Mikawa Province in 1705; at Nabeoka Domain in

Hyūga Province was an old province of Japan on the east coast of Kyūshū, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Hyūga''" in . It was sometimes called or . Hyūga bordered on Bungo, Higo, Ōsumi, and Sats ...

in 1712; and, from 1747 through 1868 at

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(80,000 ''koku'') in

Hitachi Province was an old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Hitachi fudoki''" in . It was sometimes called . Hitachi Province bordered on Shimōsa (Lower Fusa), Shimotsuke, and Mutsu ( Iwase -17 ...

. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a viscount in the Meiji period.

Notable members of the clan

: * Makino Yasunari, 1555–1609. * Makino Chikashige, 1654-1668—3rd Kyoto ''shoshidai''.Meyer, Eva-Mari
"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit".
Universität Tübingen (in German). *

Makino Hideshige ,Tōhō Gakkai. (1994) ''Transactions of the International Conference of Orientalists in Japan'', p.81./ref> also known as , was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität ...

, 1724–1734 17th Kyoto ''shoshidai''. *

Makino Sadamichi was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the mid-Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität Tübingen (in German). The Makino were identified as one of the '' fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which were hereditary ...

, 1742–1749 19th Kyoto ''shoshidai''. * Makino Sadanaga, 1781–1784 28th Kyoto ''shoshidai''. * Makino Tadakiyo, 1798–1801 32nd Kyoto ''shoshidai''. * Makino Tadamasa, 1840–1843 48th Kyoto ''shoshidai''. *

Makino Tadayuki was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". University of Tübingen (in German). The Makino were identified as one of the '' fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which were heredit ...

, 1862–1863 55th Kyoto ''shoshidai''. *

Makino Nobuaki Count was a Japanese politician and imperial court official. As Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, Makino served as Emperor Hirohito’s chief counselor on the monarch’s position in Japanese society and policymaking. In this capacity, he ...

— created baron (1907); created viscount (1918). Japan peers, p. 25.
/ref> * Makino Kazushige – House of Peers. Japan peers, p. 14.
/ref> * Makino Tadaatsu, 1870–1935 — House of Peers.

Notes

References

* Appert, Georges and H. Kinoshita. (1888)
''Ancien Japon''.
Tokyo: Imprimerie Kokubunsha. * Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999)
''Japans Kaiserhof in de Edo-Zeit: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867''.
Münster: Tagenbuch. * Papinot, Edmond. (1906) ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon''. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaish
..Click link for digitized 1906 ''Nobiliaire du japon'' (2003)
* Plutschow, Herbert. (1995). ''Japan's Name Culture: The Significance of Names in a Religious, Political and Social Context''. London: Routledge.
OCLC 34218992
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