Asano clan
In this Japanese name, the family name is Asano.
| Asano clan | |
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Asano family crest (mon) | |
| Home province |
Mino Owari Hiroshima Domain |
| Parent house | Toki clan |
| Titles | Various |
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Asano clan (淺野氏 Asano-shi) is a Japanese kin group of the Sengoku period and Edo period.[1]
Significant members of the Asano family
- Asano Nagamasa (1526-1610), brother-in-law of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, fought for him in Japan and Korea
- Asano Yoshinaga (1556-1613), also known as Yoshinaga; son of Nagamasa. Also served under Hideyoshi, in both Japanese campaigns, and the Korean invasions
- Asano Nagaakira (1536-1632), brother of Yukinaga, first Asano lord of Hiroshima
- Asano Naganori (1647-1701), lord of the Forty-Seven Ronin
See also
References
- ↑ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Asano," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 3 [PDF 7 of 80]; retrieved 2013-5-4.
External links
- Hiroshima Castle Visitors Guide (flier received at the castle)
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