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The Maeda clan (前田氏 Maeda-shi?) was a branch of the Sugawara clan who descended from Sugawara no Kiyotomo and Sugawara no Michizane in the eighth and ninth centuries. also read as Kiyogimi and Kiyotada was a Japanese Heian era courtier and bureaucrat Sugawara no Michizane (菅原道真 845 - March 26, 903) also known as Kan Shōjō (菅丞相 a grandson of Sugawara no Kiyotomo It was one of the most powerful samurai families in Japan and they were second only to the Tokugawa clan in rice production and fief size. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The was a powerful Daimyo family of Japan. They descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880 and were a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji by the They became daimyo during the Edo period. The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868

The Maeda clan ruled the Kaga Domain from their headquarters in Kanazawa from 1583 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The was a powerful Feudal domain in Kaga, Noto and Etchū Provinces of Japan (present-day Ishikawa Prefecture and is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. Geography climate and population Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en are cultural relics of the Maeda clan. is a large well-restored castle in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Kenroku-en (兼六園 Six Attributes Garden located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is an old private Garden developed from the 1620s to

Perhaps the most famous member of this clan was Maeda Toshiie (1538-1599), son of Toshimasa. was one of the leading Generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi-Momoyama period. was a Japanese Samurai of the Sengoku period. Also known as Toshiharu (利春 he was the son of Maeda Toshitaka Toshiie was one of the leading generals under Oda Nobunaga, and later fought against the late Hōjō clan under the command of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history The was one of the most powerful warrior clans in Japan in the Sengoku period and held domains primarily in the Kantō region Oyama Shrine, dedicated in his honor, can be seen in Kanazawa. Oyama-jinja (尾山神社 is a Shinto shrine in Kanazawa Ishikawa, Japan.

Toshiie divided his fief among his sons. His eldest son Toshinaga participated in the Battle of Sekigahara and built Kanazawa Castle; he was noted for being the wealthiest daimyo in Tokugawa Japan with over 1. was a Japanese Daimyo who was the second head of the Kaga Domain. Background and pretext Even though Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan and consolidated his power following the Siege of Odawara in 1590 his ill-fated 2 million koku (Turnbull, 1998). Other sons included Toshimasa and an adopted brother named Toshitsune, both of whom both fought in the Siege of Osaka. was a Japanese Daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Kaga Domain. The was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction


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