Oga family

…An important merchant and red seal ship trader in the early days of the Fukuoka domain. The Oga family originated in Nakatsu, Buzen, and is said to be a descendant of the Ogami clan. They moved to Hakata when the Kuroda clan was transferred from Nakatsu to Fukuoka. His father was Jinshiro Nobuyoshi, and his three brothers, Zenbei (Kami-Oga), Kurozaemon (Naka-Oga), and Soemon (Shimo-Oga), were all wealthy Hakata merchants who were given special status in the Fukuoka domain. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Oga family" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…福岡藩の初期に重きをなした御用商人，朱印船貿易家。大賀家は豊前中津の出身で大神氏の子孫といわれ，黒田氏の中津より福岡転封にともない，博多に移った。父は甚四郎信好といい，善兵衛(上大賀)，九郎左衛門(中大賀)，惣右衛門(下大賀)の3兄弟とも，福岡藩の特別の格式を与えられた博多豪商であった。…

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