Asano clan

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The Asano clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Edo period, best known for its role in the historical incident of the Forty-seven rōnin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese clan
samurai clan
activeInPeriod Edo period NERFINISHED
allegiance Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
ancestralLineage claimed descent from the Minamoto clan
claimed descent from the Toki clan
associatedGroup Forty-seven rōnin NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ako Domain NERFINISHED
clanCrest takanoha (hawk feather) mon NERFINISHED
consequenceOfNotableEvent confiscation of Ako Domain
dispossession of Asano Naganori’s house at Ako
country Japan
culturalLegacy subject of bunraku puppet plays
subject of jidaigeki films
subject of numerous kabuki plays
culturalRole patron of arts and culture in Hiroshima
domainStipend about 426,500 koku in Hiroshima Domain
eraOfProminence 17th century
18th century
19th century
feudalRank daimyō
governanceType hereditary daimyō rule
governedCity Hiroshima NERFINISHED
governedTerritory western part of Honshu around Hiroshima
governingCenter Hiroshima Castle NERFINISHED
heldDomain Aki Province NERFINISHED
Hiroshima Domain NERFINISHED
historicalReputation symbol of loyalty and vengeance in Japanese culture
involvedIn administration of Hiroshima Domain
knownFor Forty-seven rōnin incident NERFINISHED
language Japanese
laterTitle kazoku peerage family in Meiji period
militaryRole regional military leadership under Tokugawa rule
militaryTradition bushidō
notableEvent Asano Naganori’s attack on Kira Yoshinaka in Edo Castle
notableMember Asano Nagakoto NERFINISHED
Asano Nagamasa NERFINISHED
Asano Naganori NERFINISHED
originRegion Mikawa Province NERFINISHED
politicalStatus tozama daimyō
region Chūgoku region of Japan NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Shinto
roleInEvent lordly house involved in the Forty-seven rōnin vendetta
socialClass buke
daimyō family
statusChange lost feudal status with abolition of the han system in 1871

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Ako associatedWithClan Asano clan
Shukkeien Garden builtFor Asano clan
Hiroshima Castle laterRuler Asano clan
Wakayama Castle laterRulerClan Asano clan