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Matsudaira Katamori, a famed Matsudaira of the late Edo period
Matsudaira Katamori, a famed Matsudaira of the late Edo period

The Matsudaira clan (松平氏 Matsudaira-shi?) is a Japanese clan that originated in and took its name from Matsudaira county, in the old Mikawa province. Matsudaira Katamori (松平容保 February 15, 1836 − December 5, 1893) was a Samurai that lived in the last days of the This is a list of Japanese Clans The ancient clans ( Gōzoku) mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It is known for being the clan into which Tokugawa Ieyasu was born.  was the founder and first Shogun  of the Tokugawa shogunate Before taking the Tokugawa surname, he was known as Matsudaira Takechiyo. 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 The reason for changing his surname from Matsudaira to Tokugawa is to claim to have imperial decent from the Minamoto clan, by way of Nitta Yoshisue. was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period ( 794 – 1185 AD on those of their sons and grandsons who were not In adopting the new surname, Ieyasu founded what became the Tokugawa shogunal house.

Prior to the ascendancy of Ieyasu as shogun, the Matsudaira clan had 14 branches[1]:

While they did not always see eye to eye, many of these branches went on to become lords of domains in their own right during the Edo Period. 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 Other Matsudaira branches emerged during the Edo period; these were usually founded by younger sons of the ruling shōgun, or sons of the gosanke houses. The were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan. They were descended from Tokugawa Ieyasu through younger brothers of his heir Tokugawa Hidetada Some of these include the Matsudaira of Aizu, Echizen, Moriyama han, Takasu, Fuchū, Hamada, and Kuwana, among others. is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Mutsu Province. is the name of several places in Japan: Fuchū Tokyo, a city in Tokyo Metropolis Fuchū Hiroshima, a city in Hiroshima Prefecture is a city located in Shimane, Japan. It is the third largest city in the Prefecture and is located at the south-western end of the prefecture is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 140798 and a density of 1030 persons

As a family, the Matsudaira clan continue to the present day. Notable clan members of the past century include:

Sources

  1. ^ *Rekishi Dokuhon, "Tokugawa Shōgun-ke to Matsudaira Ichizoku", January 2006
  2. ^ 杵築藩
  3. ^ 会津松平氏（御家門）
  4. ^ 越前松平氏（御家門・諸藩家系）
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