Shinpan (daimyo)
Shinpan (親藩, Shinpan) is a Japanese term which denotes the status of a domain's ruler as a recognized kinsman of the Tokugawa shogun. While all shinpan were recognized as relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan of the Okudono Domain. The shinpan lords were also known as 家門大名 (Kamon daimyō).
References
- Template:Ja icon Japanese Wiki article on Shinpan (15 Sept. 2007)
Further Reading
- Totman, Conrad. (1967). Politics in the Tokugawa bakufu, 1600-1843. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
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