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*''Japanese'': [[南部]]家 ''(Nanbu-ke)''

*''Japanese'': [[南部]]家 ''(Nanbu-ke)''

The Nanbu of northern [[Mutsu province]] were descended from the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] of [[Kai province|Kai]]. During the Sengoku Period they became powerful in northern Mutsu, competing with the [[Akita clan|Akita]], [[Tozawa clan|Tozawa]], and others for territory. [[Nanbu Yasunobu]] destroyed the [[Namioka clan]] in [[1523]] and under the leadership of his son [[Nanbu Harumasa|Harumasa]] the family expanded their power greatly. They later submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], supported the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]], and resided at [[Morioka castle]] until the end of the [[Edo Period]].

The Nanbu of northern [[Mutsu province]] were descended from the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] of [[Kai province|Kai]]. Much like the [[Date clan]] of neighboring [[Sendai han|Sendai]], the Nanbu trace their status as official landholders back to the time of [[Nanbu Mitsuyuki|Nanbu Saburô Mitsuyuki]] and [[Shogun]] [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], who granted them territory in Nukanobu (in northern Ôshû) in gratitude for their aid in his campaigns of suppression in the north.

 

The Nanbu supported the [[Hatakeyama clan]] in the wars of the [[Nanbokucho Period|Nanboku-chô Period]], and went so far as to march into [[Kyoto]]. During the [[Sengoku Period]] which followed, they became powerful in northern Mutsu, competing with the [[Akita clan|Akita]], [[Tozawa clan|Tozawa]], and other clans for territory. [[Nanbu Yasunobu]] destroyed the [[Namioka clan]] in [[1523]] and under the leadership of his son [[Nanbu Harumasa|Harumasa]] the family expanded their power greatly. They later submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], and were formally confirmed in their territories.

 

[[Nanbu Toshinao]], head of the clan at the time of [[Battle of Sekigahara|Sekigahara]], was a staunch supporter of the Tokugawa, aiding the [[Mogami clan]] during the Sekigahara Campaign. He was thus confirmed in his territories by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], and the clan resided at [[Morioka castle]] until the end of the [[Edo Period]].

As lords of [[Morioka han]], for most of the Edo period the Nanbu did not enjoy ''[[kuni-mochi]]'' status, unlike their more powerful and prominent neighbors, the [[Date clan]] of [[Sendai han]]. However, in [[1808]], in recognition of the clan's contributions to the defense of [[Ezo]] ([[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]]) against [[Russia]]n encroachment, the [[han|domain's]] ''[[kokudaka]]'' was increased to 200,000 ''[[koku]]'', and the Nanbu clan thus gained ''kuni-mochi'' ("province-holder") status, though they did not gain any physical territory at this time, and continued to control only a small portion of Mutsu province.

As lords of [[Morioka han]], for most of the Edo period the Nanbu did not enjoy ''[[kuni-mochi]]'' status, unlike their more powerful and prominent neighbors, the [[Date clan]] of [[Sendai han]]. However, in [[1808]], in recognition of the clan's contributions to the defense of [[Ezo]] ([[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]]) against [[Russia]]n encroachment, the [[han|domain's]] ''[[kokudaka]]'' was increased to 200,000 ''[[koku]]'', and the Nanbu clan thus gained ''kuni-mochi'' ("province-holder") status, though they did not gain any physical territory at this time, and continued to control only a small portion of Mutsu province.

Prior to their ascent to ''kuni-mochi'' status, the clan only referred to its domain with the term ''[[kuni]]'' (country/state) in internal documents, employing humbler terms such as ''zaisho'' (residence) or ''ryôbun'' (portion of territory) in exchanges with the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. After 1808, however, the clan began to refer to its domain as a ''kuni'' in these external (''[[omote and uchi|omote]]'') exchanges, a sign of the clan's increased status.

Prior to their ascent to ''kuni-mochi'' status, the clan only referred to its domain with the term ''[[kuni]]'' (country/state) in internal documents, employing humbler terms such as ''zaisho'' (residence) or ''ryôbun'' (portion of territory) in exchanges with the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. After 1808, however, the clan began to refer to its domain as a ''kuni'' in these external (''[[omote and uchi|omote]]'') exchanges, a sign of the clan's increased status.

==References==

==References==

*[[Luke Roberts|Roberts, Luke]]. ''Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan''. University of Hawaii Press, 2012. pp48-49.

*[[Luke Roberts|Roberts, Luke]]. ''Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan''. University of Hawaii Press, 2012. pp48-49.

[[Category:Clans]]

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