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The Hongô clan was a branch family of the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]], descended from the sixth son of [[Shimazu Tadamune]]. | The Hongô clan was a branch family of the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]], descended from the sixth son of [[Shimazu Tadamune]]. | ||
| − | Over 120 retainers of the Hongô family participated in the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]], led by ''[[jito|jitô]]'' [[Hongo Hisatake|Hongô Shirôemon Hisatake]]. | + | Over 120 retainers of the Hongô family participated in the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]], led by ''[[jito|jitô]]'' [[Hongo Hisatake|Hongô Shirôemon Hisatake]]. Members of the Miyakonojô Shimazu later accompanied the [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]] on its return journey to Kagoshima, on at least one occasion (in [[1710]]). The clan also handled cases of Satsuma ships which became shipwrecked along the eastern branch<!--東目筋--> of the [[Satsuma kaido|Satsuma kaidô]] (Satsuma Highway). |
| − | During the Edo period, the | + | During the Edo period, the Miyakonojô Shimazu maintained a mansion in [[Kagoshima]] covering an area of roughly 5000 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]''. The [[Ryukyu-kan|Ryûkyû-kan]], a consulate-like institution where [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] officials and scholars lived and operated, adjoined the mansion directly to the west; beyond that lay the mansion of the [[Tanegashima clan]]. Within the mansion's grounds, the residence of the family head lay towards the west, while a ''nagaya'' (lit. "longhouse") housing Hongô retainers lay in the eastern portion of the grounds, near Kagoshima Bay. |
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| − | *''Miyakonojô to Ryûkyû ôkoku'' 都城と琉球王国, Miyakonojô Shimazu Residence (2012), 24-27. | + | *''Miyakonojô to Ryûkyû ôkoku'' 都城と琉球王国, Miyakonojô Shimazu Residence (2012), 24-27, 30. |
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Revision as of 10:49, 10 September 2013
- Other Names: 都城島津家 (Miyakonojou Shimazu-ke)
- Japanese: 北郷家 (Hongou-ke)
The Hongô clan was a branch family of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma han, descended from the sixth son of Shimazu Tadamune.
Over 120 retainers of the Hongô family participated in the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû, led by jitô Hongô Shirôemon Hisatake. Members of the Miyakonojô Shimazu later accompanied the Ryukyuan embassy to Edo on its return journey to Kagoshima, on at least one occasion (in 1710). The clan also handled cases of Satsuma ships which became shipwrecked along the eastern branch of the Satsuma kaidô (Satsuma Highway).
During the Edo period, the Miyakonojô Shimazu maintained a mansion in Kagoshima covering an area of roughly 5000 tsubo. The Ryûkyû-kan, a consulate-like institution where Ryukyuan officials and scholars lived and operated, adjoined the mansion directly to the west; beyond that lay the mansion of the Tanegashima clan. Within the mansion's grounds, the residence of the family head lay towards the west, while a nagaya (lit. "longhouse") housing Hongô retainers lay in the eastern portion of the grounds, near Kagoshima Bay.
Prominent Members
- Hongô Hisatake
- Hongô Tadatora
- Hongô Tadayoshi (family head c. 1609)
- Hongô Tokihisa
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- Miyakonojô to Ryûkyû ôkoku 都城と琉球王国, Miyakonojô Shimazu Residence (2012), 24-27, 30.
