Kansei Chōshū Shokafu (寛政重修諸家譜) is the largest genealogical compilation produced by the Edo shogunate. It records the genealogies of daimyo and shogunal retainers, and is regarded as a basic reference for researching hatamoto houses.
Japanese names are given in Japanese order (family name first).
Overview
| Title | Kansei Chōshū Shokafu (寛政重修諸家譜) |
|---|---|
| Ordered by | The Edo shogunate; Hotta Masaatsu (堀田正敦) was the person in charge |
| Period | Begun in 1799 (Kansei 11) and completed in October 1812 (Bunka 9) |
| Size | 1,530 volumes, including 10 volumes of table of contents, preface and rules |
| Houses | 1,114 clans (2,132 houses), about 100,000 individuals, from the Sengoku period to around 1798 (Kansei 10), excluding the Tokugawa family itself; entries give each house’s origin, deeds and crest |
Editions
- Typeset edition edited by Mikami Sanji (三上参次), Eishinsha, 1917–1918 (8 volumes and an index), reissued from the same plates by Kokumin Tosho in 1922–1923.
- Shintei Kansei Chōshū Shokafu (新訂寛政重修諸家譜), Zoku Gunsho Ruijū Kanseikai, 1964–1967, 22 volumes plus 4 index volumes (indexes of house names, personal names, appellations, offices and provinces). A 339-book manuscript is digitized by the National Diet Library.
Relation to Earlier Compilations
The work revised and enlarged the earlier Kan’ei Shoke Keizuden.
Notes for Researchers
Pagination differs between the Kokumin Tosho and Zoku Gunsho Ruijū Kanseikai editions; note which one you are using. Compare each line with other genealogies, temple records and family documents.
Related
See the list of Japanese genealogy collections for other major works.
