Kan’ei Shoke Keizuden (寛永諸家系図伝) is a collection of genealogies of daimyo and shogunal retainer houses compiled by the Tokugawa shogunate in the early Edo period. Each house submitted its own genealogy for the work.
Japanese names are given in Japanese order (family name first).
Overview
| Title | Kan’ei Shoke Keizuden (寛永諸家系図伝) |
|---|---|
| Ordered by | The third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu |
| Completed | September 1643 (Kan’ei 20), and presented to the shogunate |
| Compilation | Ōta Sukemune (太田資宗), a junior councilor (wakadoshiyori), as chief; the Confucian scholar Hayashi Razan (林羅山) as lead editor, with scholars and Zen monks forming an editorial committee |
| Size | 186 volumes in two versions (Japanese-style text and Chinese-style text) |
| Houses | Over 1,400 |
Editions
- Kana (Japanese-style) version: Zoku Gunsho Ruijū Kanseikai, 1980–1997, 15 volumes plus 2 index volumes, transcribed from the microfilm of the copy held by the National Archives of Japan.
- Chinese-style (manabon) version: Nikkō Tōshōgū, from 1989, 7 volumes.
Relation to Later Compilations
The work was followed by the Kansei Chōshū Shokafu, a larger compilation of the same kind.
Notes for Researchers
State which version (kana or Chinese-style) you consulted. Compare each line with other genealogies, temple records and family documents.
Related
See the list of Japanese genealogy collections for other major works.
