Changes

Oda Nobushige was a [[Bakumatsu]] era lord of [[Yanagimoto han]] in [[Yamato province]].

Oda Nobushige was a [[Bakumatsu]] era lord of [[Yanagimoto han]] in [[Yamato province]].

The son of [[Oda Nobuakira]]<!--織田信陽-->, Nobushige succeeded his father to become lord of the 10,000 ''[[koku]]'' domain of Yanagimoto in [[1857]]. In [[1860]], he had his first formal audience with the shogun as head of his family and lord of his domain. In preparation for that audience, he was treated to a banquet by [[Sengoku Hisatoshi]] and [[Inaba Akimichi]], senior ''daimyô'' attached to the Yanagi-no-ma of [[Edo castle]], who helped guide him through the process.

The second son of [[Oda Nobuakira]]<!--織田信陽--> (d. [[1857]]/8/25), Nobushige succeeded his father to become lord of the 10,000 ''[[koku]]'' domain of Yanagimoto on 1857/12/16.<ref>Nobuakira's eldest son, [[Oda Nobutaka]], predeceased Nobuakira, dying on [[1856]]/8/17. Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2 (1937), 462.</ref> In [[1860]], he had his first formal audience with the shogun as head of his family and lord of his domain. In preparation for that audience, he was treated to a banquet by [[Sengoku Hisatoshi]] and [[Inaba Akimichi]], senior ''daimyô'' attached to the Yanagi-no-ma of [[Edo castle]], who helped guide him through the process.

Masukurô's lineage was descended from [[Oda Uraku]]sai, a younger brother of [[Oda Nobunaga]]. They were the only one of the four branches of the [[Oda clan]] to be granted "castle holder" (''shironushi'') status by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].

Masukurô's lineage was descended from [[Oda Uraku]]sai, a younger brother of [[Oda Nobunaga]]. They were the only one of the four branches of the [[Oda clan]] to be granted "castle holder" (''shironushi'') status by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].

==References==

==References==

*Ogawa Kyôichi 小川恭一, ''Shogun omemie sahô'' 将軍お目見え作法, Tokyojin 東京人 (1995/1), 84.

*Ogawa Kyôichi 小川恭一, ''Shogun omemie sahô'' 将軍お目見え作法, Tokyojin 東京人 (1995/1), 84.

[[Category:Samurai]]

[[Category:Samurai]]

[[Category:Bakumatsu]]

[[Category:Bakumatsu]]