Andō clan

Andō clan
安藤氏
Home province Mutsu
Parent house Abe clan of Ōshū

The Andō clan (安藤氏, Andō-shi) is a Japanese samurai kin group.[1]

History

The clan claims descent from Abe Hirafu and Abe Nakamaro.[1]

The clan served the Tokugawa clan. In the Edo period, a major branch of the family ruled the Iwakidaira Domain.

References

  1. 1 2 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Andō," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 2 [PDF 6 of 80]; retrieved 2013-5-5.
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