The Tsugaru of [[Mutsu province]] were at first known as the [[Oura clan|Ôura]] and their origins are unclear but they may have been a branch of the [[Nanbu clan|Nanbu]]. They held [[Oura castle|Ôura castle]] and were vassals of the Nanbu until they rebelled in the Sengoku Period after a period of worsening relations. [[Tsugaru Tamenobu|Tsugaru (Ôura) Tamenobu]] defended his lands against the Nanbu and others and was confirmed in his domains after supporting [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]). The Tsugaru resided at [[Hirosaki castle]] until the end of the [[Edo Period]]. | The Tsugaru of [[Mutsu province]] were at first known as the [[Oura clan|Ôura]] and their origins are unclear but they may have been a branch of the [[Nanbu clan|Nanbu]]. They held [[Oura castle|Ôura castle]] and were vassals of the Nanbu until they rebelled in the Sengoku Period after a period of worsening relations. [[Tsugaru Tamenobu|Tsugaru (Ôura) Tamenobu]] defended his lands against the Nanbu and others and was confirmed in his domains after supporting [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]). The Tsugaru resided at [[Hirosaki castle]] until the end of the [[Edo Period]]. |