Akita (clan)

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Akita Coat of Arms
(Akita Fan)
Akita residence in Edo

The Akita ( Japanese 秋田 氏 , Akita-shi ) were a family of the Japanese sword nobility ( Buke ), which was derived from Abe no Sadatō († 1062). With an income of 55,000 Koku , the Akita residing in Miharu (Fukushima) belonged to the smaller Tozama daimyo of the Edo period .

genealogy

From the middle of the 15th century, the Akita resided in the Akita Castle (Akita-jō) and carried the title Akita-jō no suke .

  • Chikasue or Yoshisue ( 愛 季 ; 1539–1587) was lord of the castle of Hiyama and belonged to the Andō clan. After the union of his family with the Andō of Minato Castle, he took the family name Akita.
  • Sanesue ( 實 季 / 実 季 ; 1576-1660), Chikasue's son, was transferred to Shishido ( Hitachi ) with 50,000 koku in 1602 . In 1630 he was exiled to Asama ( Ise ), where he also died.
  • Toshisue ( 俊 季 ; 1598–1649), Sanesue's son, was transferred to Miharu ( Mutsu ) with 50,000 koku in 1645 , where he and his descendants resided until 1868. Then Vice Count.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Today a district of Noshiro .
  2. ↑ Today part of Kasama .
  3. ↑ Today a district of Ise .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Furusawa, Tsunetoshi: Kamon daichō . Kin'ensha, n.d., ISBN 4-321-31720-7 , p. 69.
  2. ↑ Excerpt from the district map "Shibaguchi-minami" from approx. 1850.
  3. ↑ 秋田 愛 季 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Retrieved June 5, 2015 (Japanese).

literature

  • Edmond Papinot: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprint of the 1910 edition. Tuttle, 1972, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .
  • Mizoguchi 、 Akihiro: Miharu-jo in: Miura, Masayuki (Ed.): Shiro to jinya. Tokoku-hen. Gakken, 2006. ISBN 978-4-05-604378-5 .