Ii family " Naosuke Ii ", famous for "Ansei Purge" and "Sakuradamon Incident" San " The name comes to mind.
" Elder " The image of a venerable family who took the position.
However, 2017 Okawa "Lady Castle Lord Naotora
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Is the story of the Ii family during the Warring States period.
It is a story of a dispute for the survival of the Ii family.
The position is quite different from the time of Naosuke Ii at the end of the Edo period and the end of the Edo period.
So, this time, I would like to introduce the history of the "Ii family".
When did it become an indispensable family for the shogunate?
Is the first head of the Ii family abandoned?
Time is the Heian period 1010 New Year, Totomi
Iitani
The priest of Hachimangu Shrine in (Shizuoka Prefecture) abandoned by a well To find out.
It is said that the child was beautiful, bright and intelligent.
When I was 7 Also called a child prodigy, Kokushi of Totomi who heard the rumor. It was Fujiwara Kyosuke Adopted by "Fujiwara Kyoho " will do.
And Kyoho married Kyosuke's daughter, 1032 . "Iinoya Castle" in Iitani, where he was abandoned It is said that he started to call himself "Ii". It's the moment when the Ii family was born.
It's like a fairy tale if you're abandoned, called a big circle, and get rid of the bad guys in the meantime.
Mr. Ii is particularly famous in the Heian period "Mr. Fujiwara" There is also a flow of.
Ii family in the Northern and Southern Dynasties
1333 , Go-Daigo Emperor And Ashikaga Takauji Will destroy the Kamakura Shogunate, but after that the two will get confused.
Takauji Ashikaga enthroned the new emperor "Northern Court" Emperor Go-Daigo himself "Southern Court" in Yoshino (Nara Prefecture) The era of the Northern and Southern Dynasties began.
At that time, the Ii family was on the Southern Court side.
However, "Iinoya Castle", which was the residence of the Ii family, was attacked by the Northern Court and fell.
Finally Northern Court wins Therefore, Imagawa in the Northern Court When he gets a guardianship in Totomi, the Ii family is under its control . Will be placed in.
The house on the losing side really feels narrow.
The era of Naotora, the world of the Warring States.
Naotora's great-grandfather Ii Naohei In the era of Totomi, the guardianship of Totomi was Shiba It was Mr. Mr. Imagawa will invade there. The Ii family will fight as Mr. Shiba ..
However, when he was defeated by Mr. Imagawa again, Naohei surrendered and became a vassal of Mr. Imagawa.
Naotora's brother did not have a boy, so his grand uncle Ii Naomitsu Son of immediate parents Will hand over the family to. (The direct parent in the taiga is "Haruma Miura")
However, the vassal of the Ii family who does not like it "Naomitsu is the master Yoshimoto Imagawa Rebellion I'm planning on " praise Will be killed by.
My son's immediate parents survive However, Okehazama Yoshimoto Imagawa is Nobunaga Oda Motoyasu Matsudaira (Later Ieyasu Tokugawa ), But it fails and is killed by Imagawa . ..
Naotora, the lord of the castle, is in conflict in order to escape the curse from Mr. Imagawa during the Warring States period.
Naomasa Ii While growing.
As a vassal of Ieyasu Tokugawa
Naotora, who was brought up by Naotora, is "one of the four Tokugawa Tenno" . It will grow by the time it is called.
Of course, 1600 , Winners as the East Army in the Battle of Sekigahara It will be.
Spring has come to the Ii family.
However, Naomasa Ii died two years later in 1602 due to a gunshot wound in the Battle of Sekigahara.
It is said that he made an effort to solidify the foundation of the Edo Shogunate until the end.
Ii family in the Edo period
Hikone Castle was built, the Hikone Domain (Shiga Prefecture) was placed, and Naokatsu's firstborn, Naokatsu Will succeed his family.
However, Naokatsu is said to be ill and 1615 . "Siege of Osaka" , a battle with the Toyotomi clan I couldn't participate in Annaka He has been transformed into a clan (Gunma prefecture).
The history of the second feudal lord of the Hikone domain has also been deleted.
Instead, his younger brother Ii who joined the siege of Osaka direct consideration Became the feudal lord of the Hikone Domain.
Naosuke Ii
From the Ii clan of the Hikone domain, it will become the leading family of daimyo, such as issuing "Tairō" for 5 people 6 times.
However, Naosuke Ii, who took up the post of senior citizen at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, began to get a lot of antipathy with the "general succession problem" and the "Japan-US Treaty of Amity and Commerce."
On the other hand, the "Ansei Purge" that went to the fire further anointed the fire and was assassinated by the "Sakuradamon Incident".
The Hikone Domain confiscated 100,000 stones by imposing responsibility on Naosuke for the turmoil at the end of the Edo period.
On the other hand, in the battle between the old Shogunate army and the new government army, the Hikone domain will be the new government side and win the victory despite being the leader of the daimyo. ..
As a result, Mr. Naosuke protected the Ii family.
Ii family after the Meiji era
In the Meiji era, he became a member of the aristocratic class of Counts, and his bloodline continues to this day.
The family line of Mr. Naokatsu Ii, who was divided in the early Edo period, continues to this day.
Summary
Partly because of Naosuke Ii, I had the selfish belief that the Ii family would have been a famous family for a long time.
However, there are mountains and valleys in people's lives and families.
From the defeat of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he lived in the "valley" era under the control of Mr. Imagawa.
While feeling the feelings of Naotora, Naotora, and many Ii family members, "Naotora the Lady Castle" Let's enjoy!