Andō clan


The Andō clan is a Japanese samurai kin group.

History

The clan claims descent from Abe no Hirafu and Abe no Nakamaro. During the Kamakura period, the clan served as the Presiding Governors of Ezo. The clan served the Tokugawa clan during Edo Period. Their first recorded family head, Andō Naotsugu was eldest son of Andō Haruyoshi and grandson of Andō Ieshige, retainer of Matsudaira Hirotada.

Head family (ruled Kii-Tanabe domain)

  • Andō Naotsugu
  • Andō Naoharu
  • Andō Yoshikado
  • Andō Naokiyo
  • Andō Naona
  • Andō Nobutake
  • Andō Nobusada
  • Andō Katsuyoshi
  • Andō Tsuguyuki
  • Andō Hironaga
  • Andō Tsugunori
  • Andō Michinori
  • Andō Naotomo
  • Andō Michinori
  • Andō Naoka
  • Andō Naohiro
  • Andō Naoyuki
  • Andō Naotada

Branch Family

First head family was Andō Nobushige, younger brother of Andō Naotsugu, son of Andō Haruyoshi and grandson of Andō Ieshige

Head Family

  1. Andō Shigenobu of Takasaki Domain
  2. Andō Shigenaga of Takasaki Domain
  3. Andō Shigehiro of Takasaki Domain and Bitchū-Matsuyama Domain
  4. Andō Nobutomo of Bitchū-Matsuyama Domain and Kanō Domain
  5. Andō Nobutada of Kanō Domain
  6. Andō Nobunari of Kanō Domain and Iwakitaira Domain
  7. Andō Nobukiyo of Iwakitaira Domain
  8. Andō Nobuyoshi of Iwakitaira Domain
  9. Andō Nobuyori of Iwakitaira Domain
  10. Andō Nobumasa of Iwakitaira Domain
  11. Andō Nobutami of Iwakitaira Domain
  12. Andō Nobutake of Iwakitaira Domain
  13. Andō Nobuuji