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In this Japanese name, the family name is Ogasawara. in modern times usually consist of a Family name ( Surname) followed by a Given name. A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs
Ogasawara Nagamichi
Ogasawara Nagamichi

Ogasawara Nagamichi in his later years
In office
1862 – 1868
Brief periods of resignation in 1864 and late 1865
Field officer (sanbō) of the Northern Alliance
In office
1868 – 1868
Born June 29, 1822(1822-06-29)
Karatsu, Hizen Province, Japan
Died January 25, 1891 (aged 68)
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese

Ogasawara Nagamichi (小笠原長行?) (June 29, 1822-January 25, 1891, also known as "Tosho-no-kami" (by 1862) and "Iki-no-kami (by 1865), was a Japanese samurai, edldest son of a feudal lord of the late Edo period. The, usually translated as Elder, was one of the highest-ranking government posts in Tokugawa Japan. The Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei or was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Hizen (肥前国 Hizen no kuni was an old province of Japan which bordered on Chikuzen and Chikugo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. 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 [1]

During the Edo period, the Ogasawara were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokdugawa,[2] in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans. A was a Daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan.

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Ogasawara clan genealogy

The mon of the Ogasawara clan
The mon of the Ogasawara clan

Nagamichi was part of a cadet branch of the Ogasawara which was created in 1632. ( plural mon) also,, and, are Japanese heraldic symbols Mon may refer to any symbol while [2]

The fudai Ogasawara clan originated in 12th century Shinano province. The was a Japanese Samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture. They claim descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and as part of the Seiwa-Genji. The were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan [3] The great grand-son of Yoshikiyo, Nagakiyo, was the first to take the name Ogasawara. a retainer of the Japanese clan of Minamoto during the Heian period (12th century of Japan The area controlled by the senior branch of his descendants grew to encompass the entire province of Shinano. [4] Nagakiyo's grandson, Ogawawara Hidemasa (1569–1615), served Ieyasu; and in 1590, Hidemasa received Koga Domain (20,000 koku) in Shimōsa province. The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province (present-day Koga Ibaraki) In 1601, Ieyasu transferred Hidemasa to Iida Domain (50,000 koku) in Shinano ; then, in 1613, he was able to return to the home of his forebears, Fukashi Castle (80,000 koku),[3] now known as Matsumoto Castle. MatsumotoCastleGateMoatjpg|thumb|right|200px|Taiko-mon Gate]] also known as Fukashi Castle is a flatland castle and one of Japan 's historic castles. MatsumotoCastleGateMoatjpg|thumb|right|200px|Taiko-mon Gate]] also known as Fukashi Castle is a flatland castle and one of Japan 's historic castles. [5]

Ogasawara Nagashige was born into a cadet branch of the Ogasawara who were daimyō in 1632 at Kizuki Domain in Bungo province; in 1645 at Yoshida Domain in Mikawa province; in 1697 at Iwatsuki Domain in Musashi province; and in 1711 at Kakegawa Domain in Tōtōomi province. (1650-1732 also known as Sado-no-kami and Etchū-no-kami was a Japanese Daimyo of the mid- Edo period. was a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū. It bordered Buzen, Hyuga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen provinces The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Mikawa Province (modern-day Toyohashi Aichi) is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Located in Musashi Province (parts of modern-day Saitama Prefecture) it was headquartered in Iwatsuki was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. In 1747, Nagashige's heirs were transferred to Tanakura Domain in Mutsu province. The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Its headquarters was in modern-day Tanagura Fukushima. was an old province of Japan, made up of the present-day prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori, and the municipalities In the years spanning 1817 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at Karatsu Domain (60,000 koku) in Hizen province;[6] and Nagamichi was part of this branch of the clan. The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hizen Province, in Kyūshū. Hizen (肥前国 Hizen no kuni was an old province of Japan which bordered on Chikuzen and Chikugo.

The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period. [6]

Events of Nagamichi's life

While he never technically became its daimyo, he was the eldest son and heir of the head of the Karatsu Domain , and he became its de facto ruler despite the fact that he never actually succeeded his father. The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hizen Province, in Kyūshū. He became a prominent official in the Tokugawa shogunate -- wakadoshiyori in 1862; rōjū-kaku in 1862-1863 and in 1865; and rōjū in 1865-1866 and in 1866-1868. The, or "Junior Elders" were high government officials in 17th century Tokugawa Japan. The, usually translated as Elder, was one of the highest-ranking government posts in Tokugawa Japan. [1] During these periods, he was primarily involved with foreign affairs.

Nagamichi fought in the Boshin War, first on the side of the Northern Alliance and then the Ezo Republic. The was a Civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the The Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei or was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War Background After the defeat of the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War (1868&ndash1869 of the Meiji Restoration, a part of the After the war, he lived in retirement in Tokyo. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

His son, Ogasawara Naganari, became a viscount and an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Viscount ( December 15, 1867 - September 20, 1958) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Meiji period A viscount ( VAI-count is a member of the European Nobility whose comital title ranks usually as in the British peerage, above a For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article

Notes

  1. ^ a b Beasley, W. G. (1955). Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853-1868, p. 338.
  2. ^ a b Appert, Georges. (1888). Ancien Japon, p.75.
  3. ^ a b Papinot, Jacques. (2003). Nobiliare du Japon -- Ogasawara, pp. 44-45; Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon. (in French/German).
  4. ^ Papinot, p. 44.
  5. ^ Rowthorn, Chris. (2005). Japan, p. 245; JapanReference web site
  6. ^ a b Papinot, p. 45.

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