Nanbu-han Sankō Shoke Keizu (南部藩参考諸家系図) is a large collection of genealogies of the Nanbu clan and the retainers of the Morioka domain (盛岡藩) in Mutsu Province. It was presented to the domain lord in 1861.
Japanese names are given in Japanese order (family name first).
Overview
| Title | Nanbu-han Sankō Shoke Keizu (南部藩参考諸家系図) |
|---|---|
| Presented | 1861 (Bunkyū 1), to the lord of Morioka, Nanbu Toshitaka (南部利剛) |
| Original compilation | Sankō Shoke Keizu (参考諸家系図), 86 volumes, compiled by Hoshikawa Seiho (星川正甫) and held by the Iwate Prefectural Library |
| Modern edition | Kokusho Kankōkai, 1984–1985, 5 volumes, edited by Maezawa Takashige, Katō Akira, Higuchi Masanori and Yamamoto Minoru |
Contents
The collection records 282 lines of the Nanbu clan’s branches and 2,491 lines of retainer houses — about 2,700 houses in all. It shows the structure of the samurai society of a domain at the end of the Edo period. Genealogies of one house may be divided among several volumes: a study of the Nakazato family, for example, finds its entries in volumes 21, 52 and 80.
Notes on Related Works
A distinct work, Ōnan Kyūshiroku (奥南旧指録), records the successive heads of the Nanbu family and is a separate genealogical work held by the Iwase Bunko; it should not be confused with this collection.
Notes for Researchers
Because a house’s entries can appear in several volumes, use the index of the modern edition to gather them. Compare each line with other genealogies, temple records and family documents.
Related
See the list of Japanese genealogy collections for other major works.
