Hijikata clan

Japanese: 土方氏 - ひじかたうじ

A feudal lord of the early modern period. They were part of the Seiwa Genji clan and the Uno clan. Their ancestor was Taro Sueharu, and his descendant Hikosaburo Shinharu served Oda Nobunaga. His son Katsuhisa served Oda Nobukatsu, who gave him the given name Kiji for his contribution in suppressing the Iga uprising. In 1583 (Tensho 11), he was promoted to Junior Fifth Rank. After Nobukatsu's downfall, he served Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but in 1599 (Keicho 4) he was exiled to Hitachi-Ota on suspicion of assassinating Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was pardoned by Ieyasu during the Battle of Sekigahara and achieved military merit. Katsuhisa's son, Katsuhisa, ruled over Ishizaki in Noto, and the family continued for three generations, but was cut off due to a crime.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世大名。清和源氏，宇野氏族という。祖は太郎季治でその後裔彦三郎信治は織田信長に仕えた。子雄久（かつひさ）は織田信雄（のぶかつ）に仕え，伊賀一揆鎮圧の功で信雄から諱字（きじ）をもらったという。1583年(天正11)従五位下。信雄没落後は豊臣秀吉に仕えたが，99年(慶長4)徳川家康暗殺の容疑で常陸太田へ追放。関ヶ原の戦のとき，家康に赦免され軍功をあげた。雄久の子雄重は能登石崎を領し，3代続いたが罪あって断絶。

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