Niwa clan
| Niwa | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
 Niwa Nagahide, family head of the Niwa during the Sengoku period | |
| Pronunciation | Niwa |
| Region of origin | Japanese |
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Niwa".
Niwa clan (丹羽氏 Niwa-shi) is a Japanese samurai kin group.[1]
History
The clan rose to prominence in the Sengoku period. Its members claimed descent from the medieval Kodama family. Famous clan members included Oda Nobunaga's senior retainer Niwa Nagahide, as well as Nagahide's 19th century descendants Niwa Nagatomi, Niwa Nagakuni, and Niwa Nagahiro. Another clan, the Isshiki-Niwa, bears the same name but has no relation.
The Niwa clan were signatories to the pact that created the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei in 1868.
References
- ↑ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Niwa," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 43; retrieved 2013-5-5.
Further reading
- Onodera, Eikō (2005). Boshin nanboku sensō to Tōhoku seiken. Sendai: Kita no mori.
- Sasaki, Suguru (2002). Boshin sensō: haisha no Meiji-ishin. Tokyo: Chuōkōron-shinsha.
External links
- 丹羽氏 at Harimaya.com (Japanese)