Following the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu appointed his eleventh son, Tokugawa Yorifusa, as daimyō in 1610.[1] With his appointment, Yorifusa became the founding member of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan. Along with the Tokugawa branches in Kii and Owari, the Mito branch represented one of three Tokugawa houses known as the Gosanke ("three honourable houses of the Tokugawa").[2]
Although the Mito branch held less land and wealth than either of the other two branches, they maintained considerable influence throughout the Edo period. Mito Domain's promiximity to the de facto capital in Edo was a contributing factor to this power as well as the fact that many people unofficially considered the Mito daimyō to be "vice-shōgun".[3] The Mito branch however, as the lowest of the gosanke, was not eligible for the shōgun rank.
Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa, became the second daimyō of Mito in 1661. Mitsukuni further established Mito's status as a respected han by sponsoring the Dai Nihonshi in 1657.[4] The endeavor would launch Mito's reputation as a center for intellectual thought.
The treasures of the Mito branch are kept in The Tokugawa Museum (彰考館徳川博物館) in Mito.
The 15th head of the Mito House is Tokugawa Narimasa (徳川斉正) (born in 1958). From July 2009 he is also the director of Mito's Tokugawa Museum. He presently works for Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. A Tokyo resident, he commutes to Mito during weekends.
mito, tokugawa, family, 水戸徳川家, mito, tokugawa, branch, tokugawa, clan, based, mito, ibaraki, tokugawa徳川, 水戸, maruni, mitsubaaoi, circle, around, three, hollyhock, leaves, mito, branch, tokugawa, clanhome, provincehitachiparent, housetokugawa, clantitlesdaimyōf. The Mito Tokugawa family 水戸徳川家 Mito Tokugawa ke is a branch of the Tokugawa clan based in Mito Ibaraki Tokugawa徳川 水戸 Maruni mitsubaaoi Circle Around Three Hollyhock Leaves the mon of the Mito branch of Tokugawa clanHome provinceHitachiParent houseTokugawa clanTitlesDaimyōFounderTokugawa YorifusaCurrent headTokugawa NarimasaFounding year1608Dissolutionstill extantContents 1 History 2 Heads 3 Family tree 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFollowing the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu appointed his eleventh son Tokugawa Yorifusa as daimyō in 1610 1 With his appointment Yorifusa became the founding member of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan Along with the Tokugawa branches in Kii and Owari the Mito branch represented one of three Tokugawa houses known as the Gosanke three honourable houses of the Tokugawa 2 Although the Mito branch held less land and wealth than either of the other two branches they maintained considerable influence throughout the Edo period Mito Domain s promiximity to the de facto capital in Edo was a contributing factor to this power as well as the fact that many people unofficially considered the Mito daimyō to be vice shōgun 3 The Mito branch however as the lowest of the gosanke was not eligible for the shōgun rank Tokugawa Mitsukuni the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa became the second daimyō of Mito in 1661 Mitsukuni further established Mito s status as a respected han by sponsoring the Dai Nihonshi in 1657 4 The endeavor would launch Mito s reputation as a center for intellectual thought The treasures of the Mito branch are kept in The Tokugawa Museum 彰考館徳川博物館 in Mito The 15th head of the Mito House is Tokugawa Narimasa 徳川斉正 born in 1958 From July 2009 he is also the director of Mito s Tokugawa Museum He presently works for Tokio Marine amp Nichido Fire Insurance Co Ltd A Tokyo resident he commutes to Mito during weekends Heads EditTokugawa Yorifusa 1603 1661 Tokugawa Mitsukuni 1628 1701 Tokugawa Tsunaeda 1656 1718 Tokugawa Munetaka 1705 1730 Tokugawa Munemoto 1728 1766 Tokugawa Harumori 1751 1805 Tokugawa Harutoshi 1773 1816 Tokugawa Narinobu 1797 1829 Tokugawa Nariaki 1800 1860 Tokugawa Yoshiatsu 1832 1868 Tokugawa Akitake 1853 1910 Tokugawa Atsuyoshi 1855 1898 Tokugawa Kuniyuki 1886 1969 Tokugawa Kuninari 1912 1986 Tokugawa Narimasa b 1958 Family tree Editadoption 1543 1616 Ieyasu 1603 1661 Yorifusa 1 1622 1695 Matsudaira Yorishige 1628 1701 Mitsukuni 2 1656 1718 Tsunaeda ja 3 1661 1687 MatsudairaYoritoshi ja 1685 1709 Yoshizane ja 1708 1746 Miyohime ja 1705 1730 Munetaka 4 1728 1766 Munemoto 5 1751 1805 Harumori ja 6 1773 1816 Harutoshi 7 1797 1829 Narinobu ja 8 1800 1860 Nariaki 9 1832 1868 Yoshiatsu ja 10 1837 1913 Yoshinobu 1853 1910 Akitake 11 1855 1898 Atsuyoshi ja 12 1888 1957 Takesada ja 1886 1969 Kuniyuki 13 1887 1924 KyokoMastudo Tokugawa family 1912 1986 Kuninari ja 14 b 1958 Narimasa ja 15 b 1990 Nariyori 5 References Edit Annals of Mito 水戸紀年 History of Mito Koschmann 2 Koschmann 2 徳川 德川 氏 御三家 水戸徳川家 Archived from the original on 7 July 2017 Retrieved 3 November 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link External links Edit nbsp Media related to Mito branch at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Japanese clan article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mito Tokugawa family amp oldid 1134086764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
