Chiba (clan)

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Chiba coat of arms
Tamenao prays at the Ishihama Shrine

The Chiba ( Japanese 千葉 氏 ) were a family of the Japanese sword nobility ( Buke ) who descended from the Taira . They were so powerful in Shimousa Province from the 12th to the 16th centuries that they have not been forgotten: the city of Chiba and the province belonging to it are named after the family.

Genealogy (selection)

  • Tsunetane (常 胤; 1118-1201) was Chiba no Suke and joined Minamoto Yoritomo in 1180 when he went into the field against the Taira . He took part in the campaign of Minamoto no Noriyori (源 範 頼; 1150–1193) against Yoshinaka , fought in 1184 in the battle of Ichi no Tani and joined Yoritomo's campaign against Fujiwara no Yasuhira (藤原 泰 衡; 1155–1189), with the the northern Fujiwara were wiped out as rulers.
  • Sadatane (貞 胤; 1291-1351) initially supported the Hōjō , but after the conquest of Kamakura he joined the side of the emperor Go-Daigo . Finally he switched to Nordhof.
  • Kanetane (兼 胤) supported Uesugi Ujinori (上杉 氏 憲; † 1417) against Ashikaga Mochiuji in 1416 .
  • Tanenao (胤 直; † 1455), Kantane's son, initially remained loyal to Uesugi Ujinori, but when Ashikaga Shigeuji (足 利 成 氏; approx. 1438–1497) Kanryō was he supported him. When he was defeated with him in 1455, he and his son Tanenobu committed seppuku . The Uesugi named his brother Sanetane as his successor.
  • After the death of his brother, Sanetane (實 胤) became the administrator of Ichikawa Castle in Shimousa Province and Chiba no Suke. When he was besieged in his Ichikawa Castle in 1456, he had to surrender. His nephew Takatane was appointed as the new administrator.
  • Takatane (孝 胤) supported Shigeuji with the help of his father Yasutane. He fought against the Uesugi and their general Ōta Dōkan , who then triumphed over him in 1479.
  • Toshitane (利 胤; 1528–1559), a grandson of Takatane, fought against Uesugi Kenshin , but was finally defeated in 1559 and lost his life.
  • Shigetane (重 胤) was a follower of the Hōjō from Odawara . Besieged in his castle Sakura by Honda Tadakatsu (本 多 忠 勝; 1548-1610) and Sakai Ietsugu (酒井 家 次; 1564-1619) he finally had to surrender in 1590 and lost his property. With him, the Chiba disappeared from the history books.

Remarks

  1. ↑ The Ishihama Shrine (石 浜 神社), supported by the Chiba, is located in today's Arakawa district of Tōkyō. The print is by Kawanabe Kyōsai .
  2. ↑ Kanryō, (管 領) was a high title, such as governor general, here for Kantō area.

literature

  • Edmond Papinot: Chiba, 千葉 . In: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprint of the 1910 edition. Tuttle, 1972, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .