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*''Japanese'': [[松浦]]家 ''(Matsura ke)''
*''Japanese'': [[松浦]]家 ''(Matsura ke)''
The Matsura of [[Hizen province]] had somewhat obscure origins, and may have originally been a collection of land-owners who united under the name 'Matsura'. One theory holds that the Matsura line that persisted into the [[Edo period]] was established by [[Minamoto no Hisashi]], a descendant of [[Emperor Saga]].
The Matsura of [[Hizen province]] had somewhat obscure origins, and may have originally been a collection of land-owners who united under the name 'Matsura'. One theory holds that the Matsura line that persisted into the [[Edo period]] was established by [[Minamoto no Hisashi]], a descendant of [[Watanabe no Tsuna]] and [[Minamoto no Toru|Minamoto no Tôru]], and through them, of [[Emperor Saga]].
The Matsura, known for their naval power (and involvement in piracy), survived the [[Sengoku period]] and in the Edo period became lords of [[Hirado han]]. Their territory included not only Hirado Island, but also the [[Iki Islands]] to the north and a number of islands between Hirado and the [[Goto Islands|Gotô Islands]] to the west.
The Matsura, known for their naval power (and involvement in piracy), survived the [[Sengoku period]] and in the Edo period became lords of [[Hirado han]]. Their territory included not only [[Hirado|Hirado Island]], but also the [[Iki Islands]] to the north and a number of islands between Hirado and the [[Goto Islands|Gotô Islands]] to the west.
==Prominent Members of the Matsura House==
*[[Minamoto no Hisashi|Matsura Hisashi]] 久 - 8th head of the house;<ref>The counting for the medieval Matsura house counts Minamoto no Tôru as the 1st head of the house and Watanabe no Tsuna as the 5th.</ref> first to hold the surname Matsura
**[[Matsura Naoshi]] 直 (aka Yasushi 安) - 9th head of the house; second son of Hisashi
***[[Matsura Minehira]] 峯披 - 10th head of the house; son of Naoshi
******[[Matsura Kotau]] 答 - 14th head of the house; great-grandson of Minehira; first to rule at Hirado
*******[[Matsura Yoei]] 與栄 - 16th head of the house; son of Kotau
********[[Matsura Yasumasa]] 安正 - 18th head of the house; son of Yoei
*********[[Matsura Shoei|Matsura Shôei]] 昌栄 - 19th head of the house; son of Yasumasa
**********[[Matsura Shorin|Matsura Shôrin]] 正林 - 20th head of the house; son of Shôei
**********[[Matsura Koreoki|Matsura Koreoki]] 是興 - 21st head of the house; son of Shôei
***********[[Matsura Toyohisa]] 豊久 - 22nd head of the house; son of Koreoki
************[[Matsura Hirosada]] 弘定 - 23rd head of the house; son of Toyohisa
*************[[Matsura Okinobu]] 興信 - 24th head of the house; adopted son of Hirosada
**************[[Matsura Takanobu (1529-1599)]] 隆信 - 25th head of the house; son of Okinobu
***************[[Matsura Shigenobu (1549-1614)]] (Hôin) 鎮信(法印) - 26th head of the house; 1st lord of Hirado han; son of Takanobu
****************[[Matsura Hisanobu]] 久信 - 2nd lord of Hirado han; son of Shigenobu
*****************[[Matsura Takanobu (1592-1637)]] 隆信 - 3rd lord of Hirado han; son of Hisanobu
******************[[Matsura Shigenobu (1622-1703)]] (Tenshô) 鎮信（天祥）- 4th lord of Hirado han; son of Takanobu
*******************[[Matsura Takashi]] 棟 - 5th lord of Hirado han; son of Shigenobu
*******************[[Matsura Atsunobu]] 篤信 - 6th lord of Hirado han; son of Shigenobu
********************[[Matsura Arinobu]] 有信 - 7th lord of Hirado han; son of Atsunobu
********************[[Matsura Sanenobu]] 誠信 - 8th lord of Hirado han; son of Atsunobu
*********************[[Matsura Kuni]] 邦 - son of Sanenobu
*********************[[Matsura Masanobu]] 政信 - son of Sanenobu
**********************[[Matsura Kiyoshi]] (Seizan) 清・静山 - 9th lord of Hirado han; son of Masanobu
***********************[[Matsura Hikaru]] 晧 - son of Kiyoshi; lord of [[Hirado Shinden han]]
************************[[Matsura Nagashi]] 脩 - son of Hikaru; lord of Hirado Shinden han
***********************[[Matsura Hiromu]] 熈 - 10th lord of Hirado han; son of Kiyoshi
************************[[Matsura Terasu]] 曜 - 11th lord of Hirado han; son of Hiromu
*************************[[Matsura Akira (1840-1908)]] 詮 - 12th & final lord of Hirado han; adoptive son of Terasu
**************************[[Matsura Atsushi]] 厚 - 13th head of the house<ref name=meijicount>The [[Meiji period]] counting of the heads of the house counts back to Matsura Shigenobu (Hôin), first [[Edo period]] lord of Hirado han as "first" head of the house.</ref>; son of Akira
***************************[[Matsura Susumu]] 陞 - 14th head of the house;<ref name=meijicount/> son of Atsushi
****************************[[Matsura So]] 素 - 15th head of the house;<ref name=meijicount/> son of Susumu
*****************************[[Matsura Akira (b. 1947)]] 章 - 16th head of the house; <ref name=meijicount/> son of So
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