Ogasawara Nagamichi

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Ogasawara.
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.[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.

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[edit] 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.[2]

The fudai Ogasawara clan originated in 12th century Shinano province. They claim descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and as part of the Seiwa-Genji.[3] The great grand-son of Yoshikiyo, Nagakiyo, was the first to take the name Ogasawara. 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. 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.[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. In 1747, Nagashige's heirs were transferred to Tanakura Domain in Mutsu province. 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 head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Viscount" in the Meiji period.[6]

[edit] 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. 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.[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. After the war, he lived in retirement in Tokyo.

His son, Ogasawara Naganari, became a viscount and an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

[edit] 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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