Kawaei Clan
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Home province | Kinugasa |
Parent house | Miyamoto |
Founder | Kawaei Toyonobu |
Final ruler | Kawaei Naoki |
Founding year | 11th century |
Ruled until | 1903 |
The Kawaei clan (川栄氏 Kawaei-shi ) was a Nakamian samurai clan. Kawaei clan is the branch of larger Miyamoto Clan prior to the split of Nakami. Kawaei clan was a minor clan in Southern Court, ruled Southern part of Kinugasa Province. Kawaei clan was known as the unifier of Nanami under the lead of Kawaei Rena and later Kawaei Yoshiyuki. Until the first imperial restoration in 1801, Kawaei clan was the leader of Southern Court (outside imperial leader). After the democratization of Nanami, Kawaei Clan no longer in its political position, though some of the descendant of Kawaei currently active in Nanami government.
History[edit | edit source]
Prior to 1598[edit | edit source]
Rise to power[edit | edit source]
Kawaei Rena Rule[edit | edit source]
Kawaei Yoshiyuki Complete unification[edit | edit source]
Invasion of Kaesong and Ming[edit | edit source]
After completely unified southern court area, in 1620, Kawaei Yoshiyuki aiming to rule over Ming Dynasty with using Kaesong as the stepping stone toward the larger Ming. Although having much negative reactions from his vassals, Yoshiyuki start to launch attack toward Kaesong by sending 80,000 soldiers under various clans into the mainland.
Struggle of Power[edit | edit source]
Inaba Period[edit | edit source]
19th century government consolidation[edit | edit source]
1903 Nanami democratization and crisis[edit | edit source]
20th Century until today[edit | edit source]
Known Members, Retainers and Vassals[edit | edit source]
- Kawaei Toyonobu
- Kawaei Shigetaka (1542-1586)
- Kawaei Yatsuhiro (1532-1594)
- Kawaei Rena (1571-1609)
- Kawaei Yoshiyuki (1579-1656)
- Kawaei Yoshifumi (1580-1643) (1st Kawaei Shogun)
- Kawaei Kaiyo (1582-1665)
- Kawaei Hitoyoshi (1608-1683) (2nd Kawaei Shogun)
- Kawaei Terumoto (1611-1675)
- Kawaei Yoshiaki (1642-1725) (3rd Kawaei Shogun)
- Iriyama Aki (1571-1635)
- Shibata Rieko (1577-1637)
- Morioka Sekien (1564-1623)
- Araya Tadasuke (1583-1643)
- Saeki Matsuhiro (1576-1639)
- Sawaya Kaiyo (1582-1651)