Mizuno clan
The Mizuno clan (水野氏, Mizuno-shi) was a Japanese kin group which claimed descent from Minamoto no Mitsumasa, son of Minamoto no Tsunemoto of the Seiwa Genji clan.[1] however it was later discovered to actually be descended from the Taira clan.
| Mizuno clan 水野 | |
|---|---|
 The emblem (mon) of the Mizuno clan | |
| Home province | Owari |
| Parent house | Taira clan |
| Titles | Various |
| Founder | Mizuno Kiyofusa |
History
In the Edo period, the Mizuno clan produced many men who were fudai daimyō serving the Tokugawa shogunate, as well as countless families of hatamoto. Lady Odai, Tokugawa Ieyasu's mother, was the daughter of Mizuno Tadamasa of Kariya Castle.
The late Edo-era political reformer Mizuno Tadakuni was a descendant of this clan.
The clan ruled over the short-lived Ogawa Domain.
References
- Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Mizuno" at Nobiliare du Japon, p. 35; retrieved 2013-7-11.
Further reading
- Bolitho, Harold. (1974). Treasures among Men: The Fudai Daimyo in Tokugawa Japan. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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