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''Japanese'': 御三卿 ''(gosankyou)''
The ''Gosankyô'' were three junior branches of the [[Tokugawa clan]] during the [[Edo period]], lower in rank and power than only the ''[[Gosanke]]'' (''daimyô'' of [[Mito han|Mito]], [[Wakayama han|Kii/Kishû Wakayama]], and [[Owari han|Owari domains]]) and the mainline shogunal lineage itself. Consisting of the [[Hitotsubashi Tokugawa clan|Hitotsubashi]], [[Shimizu Tokugawa clan|Shimizu]], and [[Tayasu Tokugawa clan|Tayasu clans]], they were along with the shogun's lineage and the ''Gosanke'' the only houses permitted to use the Tokugawa name, and the only houses from which successors to the position of [[Shogun]] could be chosen. Members of the ''Gosankyô'' were ineligible, however, for powerful advisory & decision-making positions such as that of ''[[roju|rôjû]]'', and did not enjoy the privilege of offering advice directly to the shogun in times of emergency that the ''Gosanke'' did. Further, while the ''Gosanke'' enjoyed their own [[han|''daimyô'' domains]], the ''Gosankyô'' did not possess extensive fiefs, and were based in mansions in [[Edo]]. Each branch family took its name from the neighborhood or location of its Edo residence.
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==References==
*Mitani Hiroshi, David Noble (trans.), ''Escape from Impasse'', International House of Japan (2006), xxiv-xxv.
[[Category:Clans]]
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
The ''Gosankyô'' were three junior branches of the [[Tokugawa clan]] during the [[Edo period]], lower in rank and power than only the ''[[Gosanke]]'' (''daimyô'' of [[Mito han|Mito]], [[Wakayama han|Kii/Kishû Wakayama]], and [[Owari han|Owari domains]]) and the mainline shogunal lineage itself. Consisting of the [[Hitotsubashi Tokugawa clan|Hitotsubashi]], [[Shimizu Tokugawa clan|Shimizu]], and [[Tayasu Tokugawa clan|Tayasu clans]], they were along with the shogun's lineage and the ''Gosanke'' the only houses permitted to use the Tokugawa name, and the only houses from which successors to the position of [[Shogun]] could be chosen. Members of the ''Gosankyô'' were ineligible, however, for powerful advisory & decision-making positions such as that of ''[[roju|rôjû]]'', and did not enjoy the privilege of offering advice directly to the shogun in times of emergency that the ''Gosanke'' did. Further, while the ''Gosanke'' enjoyed their own [[han|''daimyô'' domains]], the ''Gosankyô'' did not possess extensive fiefs, and were based in mansions in [[Edo]]. Each branch family took its name from the neighborhood or location of its Edo residence.
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==References==
*Mitani Hiroshi, David Noble (trans.), ''Escape from Impasse'', International House of Japan (2006), xxiv-xxv.
[[Category:Clans]]
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]