Crest of the Mizuno clan

The Mizuno clan (水野氏, Mizuno-shi^?) was a Japanese clan which claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan. This is a list of Japanese Clans The ancient clans ( Gōzoku) mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political The were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan 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 the Edo period, the Mizuno clan produced many men who were fudai daimyo serving the Tokugawa shogun, as well as countless families of hatamoto. 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 Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of A was a Samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. Lady Odai, Tokugawa Ieyasu's mother, was the daughter of a Mizuno; specifically, Mizuno Tadamasa of Kariya Castle.  was the founder and first Shogun  of the Tokugawa shogunate (1493&ndashAug 22 1543 was a Samurai lord of feudal Japan. He ruled Kariya Castle.

The late Edo-era political reformer Mizuno Tadakuni was a descendant of this clan. ( July 19, 1794 - March 12, 1851) was a Japanese Daimyo of the late Edo period who ruled the Karatsu and then Hamamatsu Domains

References

• (Japanese) "Mizuno-shi" on Harimaya.com (14 March 2008)
• Bolitho, Harold (1974). Treasures among Men: The Fudai Daimyo in Tokugawa Japan. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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