Kishū Tokugawa family
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The Kishū Tokugawa family (紀州徳川家, Kishū Tokugawa-ke) is a branch of the Tokugawa clan based in Kii Province. The family was founded in 1619, when Tokugawa Yorinobu, 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was appointed to rule Kii Province.[1] As Kii Province was alternatively called Kishū (紀州), so the family is also known as the Kii Tokugawa family (紀伊徳川家, Kii Tokugawa-ke).[2]
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Tokugawa 徳川家 (紀州) | |
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Home province | Kii |
Parent house | Tokugawa clan |
Titles | Daimyō |
Founder | Tokugawa Yorinobu |
Founding year | 1619 |
Dissolution | still extant |
Cadet branches | Saijō-Matsudaira family |
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