The Akechi clan ( 明智氏 , Akechi-shi ) is a branch of the Toki clan , which is descended from the Seiwa Genji . The Akechi clan thrived around the later part of the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Akechi became the head (soryo) of the Toki clan after the Toki fell to the Saitō clan in 1540. The Akechi refused to bend to the rule of Saitō Yoshitatsu who retaliated by attacking Nagayama castle. Akechi Mitsuhide then served the shoguns Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Ashikaga Yoshiaki . After introducing Ashikaga Yoshiaki to Oda Nobunaga , Mitsuhide became a powerful general under Nobunaga. However, in 1582, Mitsuhide betrayed Nobunaga at the temple of Honnō-ji and forced him to commit seppuku . The Akechi clan gained more power thanks to the collapse of the Oda clan . Later that same year, Akechi Mitsuhide was slain at the Battle of Yamazaki by the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi while his oldest son took his own life, a mere twelve days after the incident at Honnō-ji . The Akechi clan quickly fell from prominence after that.
9-866: In the Akechi Family Tree recorded in "Zoku Gunsho Ruiju" and the "Mino no Kuni Shokki", it is said that the Akechi clan descended as branch of Toki clan of the Seiwa Genji clan, where the Toki clan served as shugo in Mino Province for over 200 years from the Kenmu Restoration , and has produced several dozen branches from then on. . This Japanese clan article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Toki clan The Toki clan ( 土岐氏 , Toki-shi )
18-472: Is a Japanese kin group. The Toki claim descent from Minamoto no Yorimitsu and the Seiwa Genji . As governors of Mino Province during the Muromachi period , Toki was the seat of the Toki clan. The Toki founded Zen Buddhist temples, including Shōhō-ji and Sōfuku-ji in the city of Gifu . Minamoto no Mitsunobu , a fourth generation descendant of Yorimitsu, was installed in Toki; and he took
27-675: The Yamana clan during the Ōnin War and, in 1487, invaded the southern part of Ōmi Province . The principal line of the Toki lost their possessions in 1542 during the civil wars that decimated Mino Province. Toki Yorinari (then governor of Mino) was defeated by Saitō Dōsan . Toki Sadamasa (1551–1597) earned distinction fighting in the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu 's army. In 1590, he was named head of Sōma Domain (10,000 koku ) in Shimōsa Province ). Sadamasa's son Toki Sadayoshi (1579–1618)
36-486: The Mino province. The next seven clan leaders lived in Toki. Starting with Toki Yorisada, the clan heads were also the shugo of Mino Province. Shugo Shugo ( 守護 ) , commonly translated as '[military] governor', 'protector', or 'constable', was a title given to certain officials in feudal Japan . They were each appointed by the shogun to oversee one or more of the provinces of Japan . The position gave way to
45-541: The emergence of the daimyo (military feudal lords) in the late 15th century, as shugo began to claim power over lands themselves, rather than serving simply as governors on behalf of the shogunate. The post is said to have been created in 1185 by shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo to aid the capture of Yoshitsune , with the additional motivation of extending the rule of the Minamoto shogunate government throughout Japan. The shugo (military governors) progressively supplanted
54-548: The existing kokushi (civil governors), who were appointed by the Imperial Court in Kyoto . Officially, the gokenin in each province were supposed to serve the shugo , but in practice, the relationship between them was fragile, as the gokenin were vassals of the shōgun as well. Shugo often stayed for long periods in the capital, far from their province, and were sometimes appointed shugo for several provinces at
63-672: The name Toki Yorisada , whose maternal grandfather was Hōjō Sadatoki , shikken of the Kamakura shogunate , fought against the Southern Dynasty with Ashikaga Takauji . From the Muromachi period to the Sengoku period , the Toki clan ruled Mino Province. Toki Yasuyuki was shugo (governor) of Mino, Owari and Ise . When shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had tried to take Owari from him, Yasuyuki refused and fought for two years (1389–1391). Toki Shigeyori sided with
72-408: The same time. In such cases, a deputy shugo , or shugodai (守護代), was appointed. Over time, the powers of some shugo grew considerably. Around the time of the Ōnin War (1467–1477), conflicts between shugo became common. Some shugo lost their powers to subordinates such as the shugodai , while others strengthened their grip on their territories. As a result, at the end of the 15th century,
81-855: Was moved in 1617 to Takatsuki Domain (30,000 koku ) in Settsu Province . In 1619, his descendants were transferred to Soma; in 1627 to Kaminoyama Domain in Dewa Province ; in 1712 to Tanaka Domain in Suruga Province ; and finally, from 1742 to 1868 in Numata Domain (35,000 koku ) in ( Kōzuke Province ). Several clans claim descent from the Toki, including the Asano , Akechi , Seyasu , Ibi , Hidase , Osu , Tawara , Toyama , Fumizuki and Funaki . The first six clan heads lived in Kyoto and Settsu Tada before receiving
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