Itakura Katsusuke

Itakura Katsusuke was the nephew of Itakura Katsuaki. He was the eighth and last Itakura Daimyō of Bitchū-Matsuyama-han.

Itakura Katsuzumi

Itakura Katsuzumi was the first Itakura Daimyō of the Bitchū-Matsuyama Domain. He was eventually succeeded by Itakura Katsutake. His childhood name was Shinpei (新平

Chiyohime

Chiyohime was Tokugawa Iemitsu's daughter with his concubine, Ofuri no Kata, daughter of Oka Shigemasa, also known as Jishō'in. After Ofuri died, Chiyohime was adopted by Iemitsu's concubine, Oman no Kata (1624-1711), later Keishoin. She married

Aoki clan

The first who used Aoki name was Aoki Shigenao (1529–1614). During Sengoku period, Aoki clan served Toyotomi clan later after the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, they served Tokugawa Shogunate and ruled Asada Domain, 12.000 koku

Itakura Katsumasa

Itakura Katsumasa . Seventh son of Itakura Katsuzumi. Fourth Itakura daimyō of Bitchū-Matsuyama Domain succeeded by Itakura Katsuaki

Ōmidaidokoro

Ōmidaidokoro (大御台所) was a title that can only be given to the past shōgun's official widow or retired shōgun's chief consort/wife. These women had an extraordinary or considerable political power behind the scenes, leading much of the court's

Matsudaira Tadayoshi

Matsudaira Tadayoshi was the fourth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu with his concubine Saigo-no-Tsubone. His Childhood name was Fukumatsumaru (福松丸

Itakura Katsutake

Itakura Katsutake was the eldest son of Itakura Katsuzumi and the second Itakura Daimyō of Bitchū-Matsuyama Domain

Matsudaira Matsuchiyo

Matsudaira Matsuchiyo was the seventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu with his concubine, Lady Chaa. He was born in Jurakudai, later he was granted Fukaya Domain by his father. After his death, he was succeeded by his sixth brother, Matsudaira Tadateru. His

Kyōgoku Takayoshi

Kyōgoku Takayoshi was a son of Kyōgoku Takakiyo and a nominal vassal of the Azai clan. Following Ashikaga Yoshiteru's murder in 1565, Takayoshi attended to Ashikaga Yoshiaki. He fell out of favour with Oda Nobunaga after Ashikaga Yoshiaki's banishment

Margaret Leshikar-Denton

Margaret E. "Peggy" Leshikar-Denton is an archaeologist specialising in underwater archaeology, and director of the Cayman Islands National Museum