Inaba clan


The Inaba clan were a samurai kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Inaba, as hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa clan, were classified as one of the fudai daimyō clans.

Inaba clan genealogy

The Inaba clan originated in 16th century Mino Province, and claimed descent from Kōno Michitaka, who claimed descent from Emperor Kanmu.

Main branch

The senior branch of the Inaba are descended from Inaba Sadamichi, who was raised in rank by Oda Nobunaga in 1564. He was established in 1585 at Hachiman Domain in Mino Province. In 1600, he and his heirs were installed at Usuki Domain in Bungo Province, and his descendants remained in the same place until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a viscount under the kazoku peerage in the Meiji period.

Main branch head family

  1. Inaba Michisada
  2. Inaba Michinori
  3. Inaba Yoshimichi
  4. Inaba Sadamichi
  5. Inaba Norimochi
  6. Inaba Kazumichi
  7. Inaba Nobumichi
  8. Inaba Kagemichi
  9. Inaba Tomomichi
  10. Inaba Tsunemichi
  11. Inaba Masamichi
  12. Inaba Yasumichi
  13. Inaba Hiromichi
  14. Inaba Terumichi
  15. Inaba Takamichi
  16. Inaba Chikamichi
  17. Inaba Akimichi
  18. Inaba Hisamichi
  19. Inaba Yukimichi
  20. Inaba Naomichi
  21. Inaba Takeo

    Cadet lines

, a Buddhist temple in Edo, was considered the family temple of various clans, including the main branch of the Inaba clan.

Notable members