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*''Japanese:'' [[井伊 (Ii)|井伊]]氏 (''Ii-shi'')
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*''Japanese:'' [[井伊 (Ii)|井伊]]家 (''Ii-ke'')
[[Image:Ii_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Ii kamon.]]
[[Image:Ii_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Ii kamon.]]
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The Ii remained politically important throughout the [[Edo Period]], being named lords of [[Hikone han]] in [[1601]], and retaining control of that domain throughout the period. Members of the clan also held prominent positions in the shogunate government, culminating with [[Ii Naosuke]] and his [[Ansei Purge]] and [[Incident at Sakuradamon|assassination]] in [[1860]] in front of the Sakuradamon gate of [[Edo castle]].
The Ii remained politically important throughout the [[Edo Period]], being named lords of [[Hikone han]] in [[1601]], and retaining control of that domain throughout the period. Members of the clan also held prominent positions in the shogunate government, culminating with [[Ii Naosuke]] and his [[Ansei Purge]] and [[Incident at Sakuradamon|assassination]] in [[1860]] in front of the Sakuradamon gate of [[Edo castle]].
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==Selected Members of the Ii Clan==
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*[[Ii Naohira]]
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**[[Ii Naomune]] (son of Naohira; died in battle at [[Tahara castle]])
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***[[Ii Naomori]] (son of Naomune; died in battle of [[battle of Okehazama]])
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**[[Ii Naoyoshi]] (son of Naohira; killed by [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]])
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**[[Ii Naomitsu]] (son of Naohira; killed by Imagawa Yoshimoto)
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***[[Ii Naochika]] (son of Naomitsu; adopted by Naomori; killed by [[Imagawa Ujizane]])
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****[[Ii Naomasa]] (son of Naochika)
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*****[[Ii Naotaka]] (son of Naomasa)
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*****[[Ii Naokatsu]] (aka Naotsugu)
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*[[Ii Naozumi]]
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*[[Ii Naooki]] (4th lord of Hikone)
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*[[Ii Naohide]]
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*[[Ii Naoaki]] (12th lord of Hikone)
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*[[Ii Naosuke]]
==References==
==References==