Ando-shi

Japanese: 安藤氏 - あんどううじ

A samurai family of the early modern period. In the mid-16th century, during the time of Ieshige, they served Tokugawa Hirotada. Ieshige's grandson Naotsugu served as one of Ieyasu's magistrates, and later became a retainer to Ieyasu's tenth son, Yorinobu, and in 1619 (Genwa 5), became the lord of Kii Tanabe Castle with 38,000 koku of rice. From then on, the family ruled over 16 generations until the end of the Edo period, and became a baron after the Meiji Restoration. The Ando clan, which began with Naotsugu's younger brother Shigenobu, the lord of Iwakidaira Domain, participated in the Shogunate government as hereditary daimyo and their territory was transferred many times, but in 1756 (Horeki 6), they were transferred from Mino Kano to Iwakidaira with 50,000 koku of rice, and continued to rule over the end of the Edo period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世の武家。16世紀中葉家重のとき徳川広忠に仕えた。家重の孫直次は，家康の奉行衆の一人として活躍し，その後家康の十子頼宣の付家老（つけがろう）となり，1619年(元和5)紀伊田辺3万8000石の城主となった。以降16代幕末に及び，維新後男爵。直次の弟重信に始まる磐城平（いわきだいら）藩主安藤氏は，譜代大名として幕政に参与し，所領をたびたび移されたが，1756年(宝暦6)美濃加納から磐城平5万石に転じ，以降幕末に及んだ。

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