Asano clan

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The Asano clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Edo period, best known for its role in the historical incident of the Forty-seven rōnin.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Asano clan canonical 12
Asano clan lords of Hiroshima Domain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese clan ⓘ
samurai clan ⓘ
activeInPeriod Edo period ⓘ
allegiance Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ
ancestralLineage claimed descent from the Minamoto clan ⓘ
claimed descent from the Toki clan ⓘ
associatedGroup Forty-seven rōnin ⓘ
associatedWith Ako Domain ⓘ
linked to: Ako
clanCrest takanoha (hawk feather) mon ⓘ
consequenceOfNotableEvent confiscation of Ako Domain ⓘ
dispossession of Asano Naganori’s house at Ako ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalLegacy subject of bunraku puppet plays ⓘ
subject of jidaigeki films ⓘ
subject of numerous kabuki plays ⓘ
culturalRole patron of arts and culture in Hiroshima ⓘ
domainStipend about 426,500 koku in Hiroshima Domain ⓘ
eraOfProminence 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
feudalRank daimyō ⓘ
governanceType hereditary daimyō rule ⓘ
governedCity Hiroshima ⓘ
governedTerritory western part of Honshu around Hiroshima ⓘ
governingCenter Hiroshima Castle ⓘ
heldDomain Aki Province ⓘ
Hiroshima Domain ⓘ
historicalReputation symbol of loyalty and vengeance in Japanese culture ⓘ
involvedIn administration of Hiroshima Domain ⓘ
knownFor Forty-seven rōnin incident ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
laterTitle kazoku peerage family in Meiji period ⓘ
militaryRole regional military leadership under Tokugawa rule ⓘ
militaryTradition bushidō ⓘ
notableEvent Asano Naganori’s attack on Kira Yoshinaka in Edo Castle ⓘ
notableMember Asano Nagakoto ⓘ
Asano Nagamasa ⓘ
Asano Naganori ⓘ
originRegion Mikawa Province ⓘ
politicalStatus tozama daimyō ⓘ
region Chūgoku region of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Chūgoku region
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ
roleInEvent lordly house involved in the Forty-seven rōnin vendetta ⓘ
socialClass buke ⓘ
daimyō family ⓘ
statusChange lost feudal status with abolition of the han system in 1871 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ako → associatedWithClan → Asano clan ⓘ
Wakayama Castle → laterRulerClan → Asano clan ⓘ
Hiroshima Castle → laterRuler → Asano clan ⓘ
Shukkeien Garden → builtFor → Asano clan ⓘ
Ako Castle → builtFor → Asano clan ⓘ
Ako Gishi Shrine → associatedWith → Asano clan ⓘ
Eastern Army → supportedBy → Asano clan ⓘ
Carp Castle → laterControlledBy → Asano clan ⓘ
Carp Castle → wasDaimyoResidenceOf → Asano clan lords of Hiroshima Domain ⓘ
linked to: Asano clan
Rijō → wasSeatOf → Asano clan ⓘ
Aki Province → governedBy → Asano clan ⓘ
subject linked to: Aki Province historical area
Aki Province → governedBy → Asano clan ⓘ
Akō Domain → rulingClan → Asano clan ⓘ