Honda clan
| Honda 本多 | |
|---|---|
 The emblem (mon) of the Honda clan | |
| Home province | Mikawa |
| Parent house | Fujiwara clan |
| Titles | |
| Dissolution | still extant |
The Honda clan (Japanese: 本多氏, Hepburn: Honda-shi or Honda-uji) is a Japanese family that claims descent from the medieval court noble Fujiwara no Kanemichi.[1] The family settled in Mikawa and served the Matsudaira clan as retainers. Later, when the main Matsudaira family became the Tokugawa clan, the Honda rose in prestige. The clan includes thirteen branches who had daimyō status, and forty-five who had hatamoto status. Arguably the most famous member of the Honda clan was the 16th century samurai general Honda Tadakatsu. Two of the major branches of the clan claim descent from Tadakatsu, or his close relative Honda Masanobu. Soichiro Honda is not a descendant of this clan, as his last name has different kanji, so the two should not be confused.
Origins[]
The Honda clan descended from the Fujiwara clan through Fujiwara no Kanemichi.[1] The clan was founded by Kanemichi's son, Akimitsu's 11th generation descendant, . Sukehide lived in Bungo Province (present-day Ōita Prefecture), Honda, and took the family name from his place of residence.[2]
History[]
Honda Sukehide's son became a retainer to shogun Ashikaga Takauji. For his service to the Ashikaga shogunate, Sukesada was rewarded territory in the Owari Province.[2]
Honda Yasutoshi's second son, , became a hatamoto. During the time of , during Bakumatsu, the clan was listed as a daimyo and established a 10,000 koku domain, the , in Mikawa Province.[3] On July 8, 1884, Honda Tadayuki was appointed Viscount.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Papinot, Edmond (1906). Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon (in French). p. 199.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nihon dai hyakka zensho = Encyclopedia Nipponica 2001. Shōgakkan, 小学館 (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō. 1984–1989. 本多氏. ISBN 4-09-526001-7. OCLC 14970117.CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ Heisei shinshū kyū kazoku kakei taisei. Kasumi Kaikan. Kazoku Kakei Taisei Henshū Iinkai, 霞会館. 華族家系大成編輯委員会. (Dai 1-pan ed.). Tōkyō: Kasumi Kaikan. 1996. p. 518. ISBN 4-642-03670-9. OCLC 36257064.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ 『官報』第308号、明治17年7月9日。
- (in Japanese) Honda clan on Harimaya.com's "Buke-kaden"
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