The Asano family (浅野氏, Asano-shi^?) was a noble samurai family in feudal Japan which controlled the han (fief) of Hiroshima for much of the Edo period. The Asano name is perhaps most well-known as a result of the story of the Forty-seven Ronin, whose lord was Asano Naganori, the head of a branch of the family enfeoffed at Ako (Harima Province, 53,000 koku). The Han ) were the fiefs of feudal clans of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their abolition in 1871, three years after the Meiji Restoration. ... Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Castle (広島城,Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (鯉城,Rijō) is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima han (fief). ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ... Incense burns at the burial graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengaku-ji. ... Monument at the location of the Corridor of the Pines at the Imperial Palace (formerly Edo Castle) in Tokyo Asano Naganori (浅野長矩 September 28, 1667 – April 21, 1701) was the daimyo of the Ako han in Japan (1675 - 1701). ...

The Asano were tozama daimyō, or "outside lords", meaning that they held no hereditary ties to the Tokugawa shogunate. They were thus burdened with various responsibilities and obligations to the shoguns to a greater extent than many other lords. Nevertheless, their home castle city of Hiroshima was a major port, and they ruled over Aki and Bingo Provinces, their holdings totaling 426,500 koku. Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ... For other uses, see Hiroshima (disambiguation). ... Aki (安芸国; -no kuni) or GeishÅ« (芸州) was a province in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. ... Bingo (備後国 -no kuni) was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshu, comprising what is today the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. ... A koku ) is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. ...

Significant Members of the Asano family

• Asano Nagamasa (1546-1610), brother-in-law of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, fought for him in Japan and Korea.
• Asano Yukinaga (1576-1613), also known as Yoshinaga; son of Nagamasa. Also served under Hideyoshi, in both Japanese campaigns, and the Korean invasions.
• Asano Nagaakira (1586-1632), brother of Yukinaga, first Asano lord of Hiroshima.
• Asano Naganori (1667-1701), lord of the Forty-Seven Ronin.

For a list of the other Asano family lords of Hiroshima, see Hiroshima Castle. Asano Nagamasa )(1546-1610) was the brother-in-law of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and one of his chief advisors. ... // Events Spanish conquest of Yucatan Peace between England and France Foundation of Trinity College, Cambridge by Henry VIII of England Katharina von Bora flees to Magdeburg Science Architecture Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Shinjitai (modern Japanese) writing: ; KyÅ«jitai (historical) writing: 豐臣秀吉; born Hiyoshi-maru ; coming of age (Genpuku) as Kinoshita Tōkichirō and later made Hashiba and martial nobility in the style of Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi ;February 2, 1536 or March 26, 1537 – September 18, 1598), was a Sengoku... Combatants Joseon Dynasty Korea, Ming Dynasty China Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi Commanders Korea: Yi Sun-sin, Gwon Yul, Won Gyun, Kim Myung Won, Yi Il, Sin Lip, Gwak Jae-u, Kim Shi-min China: Li Rusong , Li Rubai, Ma Gui , Qian Shi-zhen, Ren Ziqiang, Yang Yuan, Zhang Shijue, Chen... Asano Yukinaga (1576-October 9, 1613) Japanese samurai and feudal lord of the late Sengoku and early Edo period. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... Asano Nagaakira )(1586-1632) was daimyō (feudal lord) of Wakayama Castle, and later the han (fief) of Hiroshima. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Monument at the location of the Corridor of the Pines at the Imperial Palace (formerly Edo Castle) in Tokyo Asano Naganori (浅野長矩 September 28, 1667 – April 21, 1701) was the daimyo of the Ako han in Japan (1675 - 1701). ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Incense burns at the burial graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengaku-ji. ... Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Castle (広島城,Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (鯉城,Rijō) is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima han (fief). ...

References

• Hiroshima Castle Visitors Guide (flier received at the castle)
• Sansom, George (1961). "A History of Japan: 1334-1615." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
• Sansom, George (1963). "A History of Japan: 1615-1867." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.