Inaba clan
The Inaba clan were a samurai kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Inaba, as hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa clan, were classified as one of the fudai ''daimyō'' clans.
Inaba clan genealogy
The Inaba clan originated in 16th century Mino Province, and claimed descent from Kōno Michitaka, who claimed descent from Emperor Kanmu.Main branch
The senior branch of the Inaba are descended from Inaba Sadamichi, who was raised in rank by Oda Nobunaga in 1564. He was established in 1585 at Hachiman Domain in Mino Province. In 1600, he and his heirs were installed at Usuki Domain in Bungo Province, and his descendants remained in the same place until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a viscount under the kazoku peerage in the Meiji period.Main branch head family
- Inaba Michisada
- Inaba Michinori
- Inaba Yoshimichi
- Inaba Sadamichi
- Inaba Norimochi
- Inaba Kazumichi
- Inaba Nobumichi
- Inaba Kagemichi
- Inaba Tomomichi
- Inaba Tsunemichi
- Inaba Masamichi
- Inaba Yasumichi
- Inaba Hiromichi
- Inaba Terumichi
- Inaba Takamichi
- Inaba Chikamichi
- Inaba Akimichi
- Inaba Hisamichi
- Inaba Yukimichi
- Inaba Naomichi
- Inaba Takeo
- Inaba Lilika Rea
Cadet lines
- A cadet branch descended from Inaba Masanari, who fought in the armies of Oda Nobunaga and then Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This branch of the Inaba was created in 1588. In 1619, following the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, Inaba Masanari was forced to divorce his wife, in order for her to become the wet-nurse of future Shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu in Echigo Province in return; then, in 1627, his holding was transferred to Mōka Domain in Shimotsuke Province. His descendants resided successively at Odawara Domain in Sagami Province from 1632 through 1685, at Takada Domain in Echigo province from 1685 through 1701, and at Sakura Domain in Shimōsa Province from 1701 through 1723. Inaba Masanari's heirs settled at Yodo Domain in Yamashiro Province from 1723 through 1868. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a viscount in the Meiji period.
- Another cadet branch of the Inaba clan was created in 1781. From 1785 through 1868, this branch of the clan continued to live at Tateyama Domain in Awa Province. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a viscount in the Meiji period.
Clan temple
Notable members
- Inaba Masanari
- Inaba Masayasu, Wakadoshiyori and assassin of Tairō Hotta Masatoshi
- Inaba Masamichi, 7th Kyoto shoshidai.
- Inaba Masanobu, 34th Kyoto shoshidai.
- Inaba Masami, Wakadoshiyori, Rōjū, Commissioner of the Army and Fleet Admiral of the Tokugawa Navy
- Inaba Masakuni, 55th Kyoto shoshidai.