Imagawa clan
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| Pronunciation | Imagawa |
| Region of origin | Japanese |
| Related names | Ashikaga, Shinagawa |
The Imagawa clan (今川氏 Imagawa-shi) was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa (850-880). It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan.
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[edit] Origins
Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in the 13th century at Imagawa (Mikawa Province) and took its name.
Imagawa Norikuni (1295–1384) received from his cousin the shogun Ashikaga Takauji the province of Tōtōmi, and later that of Suruga.
[edit] Located at
Ounami no Kori, Mikawa (modern day Nishio, Aichi) mainly Suruga Province and Tōtōmi Province during the Warring States period
[edit] Crests
Two hikiryou Yoshimoto's version of the akaitori (pictured) Two hikiryou and a paulownia planted in white soil
[edit] Major figures
Sadayo, Ujichika, Yoshimoto, Ujizane
[edit] Muromachi era
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[edit] Sengoku era
After the death of Yoshimoto at the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, many Imagawa officers defected to other clans. Within a decade the clan had lost all of its land holdings to the Tokugawa and Takeda clans. The Imagawa subsequently became masters of ceremonies in the service of the Tokugawa clan.[1]
[edit] Clan castles
Separated by province name.
- Suruga Province: Imagawa Kan (later known as Sunpu Castle), Shizuhatayama Castle, Mochifune Castle, Tanaka Castle
- Tōtōmi Province: Kakegawa Castle, Takatenjin Castle, Futamada Castle, Inui Castle, Hamamatsu Castle, Utsuyama Castle.
- Mikawa Province: Yoshida Castle, Tahara Castle, Okazaki Castle, Anshō Castle
- Owari Province: Katsukake Castle, Ōtaka Castle, Narumi Castle
[edit] Edo era and beyond
Imagawa Norinobu, an Imagawa of the late Edo period, was a wakadoshiyori in the Tokugawa administration.
[edit] Key genealogies
Suruga
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Tōtōmi
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Tōtōmi (Horikoshi branch)
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Tōtōmi (Sena branch)
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[edit] Notable retainers
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[edit] Notes
- ^ (Japanese) "Suruga Imagawa-shi" on Harimaya.com (12 July 2008)
[edit] References
- (Japanese) "Suruga Imagawa-shi" on Harimaya.com (12 July 2008)
- (Japanese) http://koei.wikia.com/wiki/Imagawa
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