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− | *''Japanese:'' [[井伊 (Ii)|井伊]]氏 (''Ii-shi'') | + | [[File:Naomasa.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Bronze statue of Naomasa outside of Hikone Station]] |
| + | *''Japanese:'' [[井伊 (Ii)|井伊]]家 (''Ii-ke'') |
| [[Image:Ii_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Ii kamon.]] | | [[Image:Ii_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Ii kamon.]] |
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| The Ii were originally from [[Totomi province|Tôtômi Province]] and claimed descent from the son of the sixth descendent of [[Fujiwara Fuyutsugu]] (775-826), [[Fujiwara Tomoyasu]], who lived in the Ii Valley (Iinoya, 井伊谷). They supported the Southern Court during the [[Nambokucho Period]], and subsequently lost much of their holdings and authority to the [[Imagawa clan]]. During the early Sengoku period they fought with the Imagawa in cooperation with [[Shiba Yoshisato]] but later became Imagawa vassals. After the Imagawa defeats by the [[Oda clan|Oda]], however, they helped destroy the Imagawa and attempted to reclaim their prominence. The Ii became powerful under [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] thanks to [[Ii Naomasa]], one of the Ieyasu's four most famous generals. | | The Ii were originally from [[Totomi province|Tôtômi Province]] and claimed descent from the son of the sixth descendent of [[Fujiwara Fuyutsugu]] (775-826), [[Fujiwara Tomoyasu]], who lived in the Ii Valley (Iinoya, 井伊谷). They supported the Southern Court during the [[Nambokucho Period]], and subsequently lost much of their holdings and authority to the [[Imagawa clan]]. During the early Sengoku period they fought with the Imagawa in cooperation with [[Shiba Yoshisato]] but later became Imagawa vassals. After the Imagawa defeats by the [[Oda clan|Oda]], however, they helped destroy the Imagawa and attempted to reclaim their prominence. The Ii became powerful under [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] thanks to [[Ii Naomasa]], one of the Ieyasu's four most famous generals. |
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− | The Ii remained politically important throughout the [[Edo Period]], culminating with [[Ii Naosuke]] and his [[Ansei Purge]] and assassination in [[1859]] in front of the Suzaku gate. | + | The Ii remained politically important throughout the [[Edo Period]], being named lords of the 350,000 ''[[koku]]''<ref>Gallery labels, Futagawa-juku honjin shiryôkan.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45389864635/sizes/3k/]</ref> [[han|domain]] of [[Hikone han]] in [[1601]], and retaining control of that domain throughout the period. Members of the clan also held prominent positions in the shogunate government, often serving as ''[[roju|rôjû]]'', culminating with [[Tairo|Tairô]] [[Ii Naosuke]] and his [[Ansei Purge]] and [[Incident at Sakuradamon|assassination]] in [[1860]] in front of the Sakuradamon gate of [[Edo castle]]. The Ii also enjoyed the unique privilege of conducting the "capping" portion of each shogun's ''[[genpuku]]'' ceremony, fitting the shogun with a formal ''[[eboshi]]'' court cap as part of his coming-of-age.<ref>Mori Yoshikazu 母利美和, "Buke girei to tachi" 武家儀礼と太刀, ''Gekkan bunkazai'' (1989/8), 32.</ref> |
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| + | ==Selected Members of the Ii Clan== |
| + | *[[Ii Naohira]] |
| + | **[[Ii Naomune]] (son of Naohira; died in battle at [[Tahara castle]]) |
| + | ***[[Ii Naomori]] (son of Naomune; died in battle of [[battle of Okehazama]]) |
| + | **[[Ii Naoyoshi]] (son of Naohira; killed by [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]]) |
| + | **[[Ii Naomitsu]] (son of Naohira; killed by Imagawa Yoshimoto) |
| + | ***[[Ii Naochika]] (son of Naomitsu; adopted by Naomori; killed by [[Imagawa Ujizane]]) |
| + | ****[[Ii Naomasa]] (son of Naochika) |
| + | *****[[Ii Naotaka]] (son of Naomasa) |
| + | *****[[Ii Naokatsu]] (aka Naotsugu; son of Naomasa) |
| + | *[[Ii Naozumi]] |
| + | *[[Ii Naooki]] (4th lord of Hikone) |
| + | *[[Ii Naonobu]]<!--井伊直惟 aka 泰源院--> |
| + | *[[Ii Naosada]]<!--井伊直定 aka 天祥院--> |
| + | *[[Ii Naoaki]] |
| + | *[[Ii Naohide]]<!--井伊直幸 aka 大魏院--> |
| + | **[[Ii Naotomi]] (son of Naohide; d. [[1787]])<!--井伊直富 aka 龍泉院--> |
| + | **[[Ii Naonaka]] (son of Naohide) |
| + | ***[[Ii Naosuke]] (son of Naonaka) |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Clans]] | | [[Category:Clans]] |