Mr. Niwa

Japanese: 丹羽氏 - にわうじ

There are two families of early modern feudal lords. (1) They were originally from Isshiki, Mikawa, and called Isshiki, but later moved to Niwa County, Owari and changed their surname. They belonged to Oda Nobukatsu and had a fief of 7,000 koku in Ise Province, but after Nobukatsu was exiled, they served Tokugawa Ieyasu and moved to Musashi Province, where they were given 10,000 koku in Iho, Mikawa in 1600 (Keicho 5). They were later transferred to Iwamura, Mino, Takayanagi, Mimasaka and Kawachi Provinces, and Mikusa, Harima. (2) They were originally from Kodama, Musashi, and called Kodama, but later moved to Niwa County, Owari and changed their surname. Niwa Nagahide became a senior vassal of Oda Nobunaga, and his grandson Mitsushige settled in Nihonmatsu, Mutsu.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世大名で，2家ある。(1)もと三河一色にあって一色と称し，のち尾張丹羽郡に移り改姓。織田信雄（のぶかつ）に属し伊勢国に7000石を領したが，信雄配流により徳川家康に仕えて武蔵国に転じ，1600年(慶長5)三河伊保で1万石を与えられた。その後，美濃岩村，越後高柳，美作･河内両国の内，播磨三草と転封した。(2)もと武蔵児玉にあって児玉と称し，のち尾張丹羽郡に移り改姓。丹羽長秀は織田信長の重臣となり，その孫光重の代より陸奥二本松に定着した。

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