Ōmura clan
| Ōmura 大村氏 | |
|---|---|
 The emblem (mon) of the Ōmura clan | |
| Home province |  Fujiwara Clan |
| Titles | Kampaku Daijō-daijin |
| Dissolution | 19th century. |
The Ōmura clan (大村氏, Ōmura-shi) was a clan of samurai of Medieval Japan of the province of Hizen descended from Fujiwara no Sumitomo (died 941).
History
Fujiwara no Sumitomo's nephew, Fujiwara no Naozumi, was assigned a small fief in the province of Hizen, where he moved near the village of Ōmura around the year CR 944. Ōmura around the year CE 944. During the Kamakura Period they consolidated their power in the area. At the end of the Ōnin War and the Sonogi peninsula was divided into a myriad of small fiefdoms and the Ōmura fought for domination. In CE 1474, the neighboring Arima clan inflicted a significant defeat on Ōmura Sumiyoshi and later exerted considerable influence on the Ōmura clan. With the advent of the Sngoku period the family lost a lot of influence and they were expelled from the area for six years (from CE 1474 to 1480) by Arima Takajuni and Arima Haruzumi put his son at the head of the clan by putting end' to the Ōmura blood line. Ōmura Sumitada was one of the first daimyō to be baptized and remained faithful to his own religion until his death. His descendants sided with Ishida Mitsunari during the Campaign of Sekigahara, but despite the defeat they managed to maintain the government of their own fiefdom, with an annuity of 28,000 koku, until the Miji Restoration.
Important members of the clan
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- Ōmura Tadazumi (大村 忠澄) An eighth-generation descendant of Sumimoto, he was the first to take the surname Ōmura, named after a village in Hizen Province where he lived.
- Ōmura Sumitada (大村純忠; CE 1532–1587) son of Arima Haruzumi, was chosen to succeed Ōmura Sumiaki. Baptized in 1562 with the name Bartholomew he was the first daimyō to remain faithful to the religion until his death. It was he who in 1568 opened the port of Fukae to foreign trade, which later became the city of Nagasaki.
- 'Ōmura Yoshiaki (大村 喜前; 1568–1615) son of Sumitada, he was also a Christian and received the name Sanche. In 1600 he remained neutral during the Sekigahara Campaign and had to pass his own domain to his son. He spent the rest of his life in debauchery.
- Ōmura Sumiyori (大村 純頼; 1592–1619) son of Yoshiaki. He was baptized and received the name Bartholomew , like his grandfather. However towards the end of his life he persecuted the Christians of his fiefdom.
- 'Ōmura Sumihiro (大村 純熈; 1831–1882) received the title of count after the abolition of the han system.
Note
- ^ Edmond Papinot (1964). "Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan". p. [1].
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Externial connections
- (in Japanese) http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/ohmura_k.html.
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