The Tokugawa Gosanke (徳川御三家, literally "three honorable houses of the Tokugawa"^?) were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan. They were descended from Tokugawa Ieyasu through younger brothers of his heir, Tokugawa Hidetada. Ieyasu established the three houses to provide successors to the Tokugawa shogunate in case the main line should become extinct. This happened when the seventh shogun died without an heir. The Tokugawa clan crest The Tokugawa clan ) was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu The Tokugawa clan crest Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ... Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada Tokugawa Hidetada May 2, 1579—March 14, 1632) was the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. ... 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. ...

The three had the highest rank among the shinpan, the daimyo who were relatives of the shogun. After the Meiji Restoration, under the kazoku system, the heads of the three houses became marquesses. Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... The Meiji Restoration ), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to a change in Japans political and social structure. ... The kazoku (華族, lit. ...

The senior branch was the Owari house. The first of this line was Tokugawa Yoshinao, ninth son of Ieyasu. He and his heirs were daimyo of the Owari Han, with its headquarters at Nagoya Castle. The fief had a rating of 619,500 koku. During the Edo Period, 17 men successively headed the house. Tokugawa Yoshinao (徳川 義直, 1600 - 50) is Tokugawa Ieyasus 7th son and founder of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa family. ... Nagoya Castle Nagoya Castle (名古屋城; -jō) is located in Nagoya Aichi, Japan. ... A koku ) is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. ...

Second in seniority was the Kii or Kishū house. The founder was Tokugawa Yorinobu, the tenth son of Ieyasu. Yorinobu was daimyo of the Kishū Han with its castle at Wakayama and a rating of 555,000 koku. He entered Wakayama in 1619 when the previous daimyo was transferred. Fourteen members of the Tokugawa clan headed the fief during the Edo Period. Kii (紀伊国; -no kuni) or Kishu (紀州 kishÅ«) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshu that is today Wakayama and the southern part of Mie Prefecture. ... Tokugawa Yorinobu (1602 - 71) is Tokugawa Ieyasus 8th son and founder of the Kii branch of the Tokugawa family. ... Wakayama Castle (和歌山城) in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, was originally built in 1585, under the supervision of Toyotomi Hidenaga, brother to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ... Wakayama Castle Wakayama (和歌山市 -shi) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. ...

The fifth Tokugawa daimyo of Kii was Yoshimune, who later became shogun and appointed a relative to head the Kii Han. Yoshimune established three new houses, the gosankyō, installing two sons and a grandson as heads. The gosanke provided the model for the gosankyō. However, while Yoshimune granted lands to the gosankyō, the lands were not consolidated into coherent han, but instead were scattered in various places; the total holdings were also smaller than those of the gosanke. Tokugawa Yoshimune 1684-1751. ... The gosankyō (御三卿) were three branches of the Tokugawa clan clan of Japan. ... 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. ...

Third in seniority among the Gosanke was the Mito house. The founder was Tokugawa Yorifusa, the eleventh son of Ieyasu. Their fief was the Mito Han in Hitachi Prefecture, with its castle at Mito and lands rated at 350,000 koku. Eleven men headed the house, including Tokugawa (Mito) Mitsukuni. , Mito (水戸市; -shi) is the capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. ... Tokugawa Yorifusa (1603 - 61) is Tokugawa Ieyasus ninth son and founder of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa family. ... Tokugawa Mitsukuni (徳川光圀; July 11, 1628 - January 14, 1701) was a prominent daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. ...

Early in the Edo Period, the term gosanke referred to various other combinations of Tokugawa houses, including these: The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article History of Japan#Edo Period. ...

• The shogunal, Owari, and Kii houses
• The Owari, Kii, and Suruga houses (all with the court position of dainagon)

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Genealogy of the Gosanke Heads

Kii House

• Yorinobu (1601-1671, r. 1619-1667)
• Mitsusada (1626-1705, r. 1667-1698)
• Tsunanori (1665-1705, r. 1698-1705)
• Yorimoto (1680-1705, r. 1705)
• Yoshimune (1684-1751 , r. 1705-1716)
• Munenao (1682-1757, r. 1716-1757)
• Munemasa (1720-1765, r. 1757-1765)
• Shigenori (1746-1829, r. 1765-1775)
• Harusada (1728-1789, r. 1775-1789)
• Harutomi (1771-1852, r. 1789-1832)
• Nariyuki (1801-1846, r. 1832-1846)
• Narikatsu (1820-1849, r. 1846-1849)
• Yoshitomi (1846-1866, r. 1849-1858)
• Mochitsugu (1844-1906, r. 1858-1869)

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Owari House

• Yoshinao
• Mitsutomi
• Tsunanari
• Yoshimichi
• Gorouta
• Tsugutomo
• Muneharu
• Munekatsu
• Munechika
• Naritomo
• Nariharu
• Naritaka
• Yoshitsugu
• Yoshikatsu
• Mochinaga
• Yoshinori
• Yoshikatsu (2nd time)

Mito House

• Yorifusa
• Mitsukuni
• Tsunaeda
• Munetaka
• Munemoto
• Harumori
• Harutoshi
• Narinobu
• Nariaki
• Yoshiatsu
• Akitake