Mr. Aoki

Japanese: 青木氏 - あおきうじ

A feudal lord of the early modern period. Born in Mino Province. Kazushige originally served the Imagawa clan, and briefly belonged to Tokugawa Ieyasu, but later served Toyotomi Hideyoshi together with his father Shigenao, and was given a fief of 10,000 koku. After the fall of the Toyotomi clan in 1615 (Genwa 1), he returned to Ieyasu's side, and became a feudal lord of Asada in Settsu with a fief of 12,000 koku. Later, through division of the fief, he was given a fief of 10,000 koku, which continued until the end of the Edo period. The head of the family was generally appointed Kai no Kami (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade). After the Meiji Restoration, he was made a viscount. [Omori Eiko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世大名。美濃国の出身。一重はもと今川氏に仕え，一時徳川家康に属したが，その後父重直とともに豊臣秀吉に仕えて1万石を領した。1615年(元和1)豊臣氏滅亡後，再度家康の下に帰属し，摂津麻田1万2000石の大名となる。のち分知により1万石，以後幕末に至る。当主はおおむね従五位下甲斐守に叙任。維新後は子爵。【大森映子】

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