Oke

Oke
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The ōke (王家, literally Princely Houses^?), were branches of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house. All but one of the ōke were formed by the descendants of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. The ōke were stripped of their membership in the Imperial Family by the American Occupation Authorities in October 1947, as part of the abolition of collateral imperial houses. After that point, only the immediate family of Hirohito and those of his three brothers retained membership in the Imperial Family. However, unofficial heads of these collateral families still exist for most and are listed herein.

The ōke were, in order of founding:

梨本 Nashimoto
久邇 Kuni
山階 Yamashina (extinct)
華頂 Kachō or Kwachō (extinct)
北白川 Kitashirakawa
東伏見 Higashifushimi or Komatsu (小松) (extinct)
賀陽 Kaya
朝香 Asaka
東久邇 Higashikuni
竹田 Takeda

Unless otherwise stated, all princes listed herein are the sons of their predecessor.

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1 Nashimoto-no-miya
2 Kuni-no-miya
3 Yamashina-no-miya
4 Kwachō-no-miya
5 Kitashirakawa-no-miya
6 Higashifushimi-no-miya / Komatsu-no-miya
7 Kaya-no-miya
8 Asaka-no-miya
9 Higashikuni-no-miya
10 Takeda-no-miya
11 References
12 External links

Nashimoto-no-miya

The Nashimoto-no-miya house was formed by Prince Moriosa, son of Prince Fushimi Sadayoshi (father of Prince Fushimi Kuniye)

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died	Notes
1	Prince Nashimoto Moriosa (梨本宮守脩親王, Nashi-no-miya Moriosa-shinnō^?)	1819	1870	.	1885
2	Prince Nashimoto Kikumaro (山階宮菊麿王, Nashimoto-no-miya Kikumaro-ō^?)	1873	1885	1885	1908	grand-nephew of Moriosa; resigned to return to the Yamashina household
3	Prince Nashimoto Morimasa (梨本宮守正王, Nashimoto-no-miya Morimasa-ō^?)	1874	1885	1947	1951	cousin of Kikumaro and fourth son of Kuni-no-miya Asahiko

Kuni-no-miya

The Kuni-no-miya house was formed by Prince Asahiko, fourth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died	Notes
1	Prince Kuni Asahiko (久邇宮朝彦親王, Kuni-no-miya Asahiko shinnō ^?)	1824	1863	.	1891	became shinnō in 1871
2	Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi (久邇宮邦彦王, Kuni-no-miya Kuniyoshi ō ^?)	1873	1891	1947	1929	father of Empress Kojun
3	Prince Kuni Asaakira (久邇宮朝融王, Kuni-no-miya Asaakira ō^?)	1901	1947	.	1959
4	Kuni Kuniaki (久邇邦昭, Kuni Kuniaki ^?)	1929	1959	.	.

Yamashina-no-miya

The Yamashina-no-miya house was formed by Prince Akira, eldest son of Fushimi Kuniye.

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died
1	Prince Yamashina Akira (山階宮晃親王, Yamashina-no-miya Akira shinnō ^?)	1816	1864	.	1898
2	Prince Yamashina Kikumaro (山階宮菊麿王, Yamashina-no-miya Kikumaro-ō ^?)	1873	1898	.	1908
3	Prince Yamashina Takehiko (山階宮武彦王, Yamashina-no-miya Takehito-ō^?)	1898	1908	1947	1997

The Yamashina-no-miya became extinct with the death of Yamashina Takehiko.

Kwachō-no-miya

The Kwachō-no-miya (or Kachō-no-miya) house was formed by Prince Hirotsune, son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye.

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died
1	Prince Kwacho Hirotsune (華頂宮博経親王, Kwachō-no-miya Hirosune shinnō ^?)	1851	1868	.	1876
2	Prince Kwacho Hiroatsu (華頂宮博厚親王, Kwachō-no-miya Hiroatsu shinnō ^?)	1875	1876	.	1883
3	Prince Kwacho Hiroyasu (華頂宮博恭親王, Kwachō-no-miya Hiroyasu-shinnō^?)	1875	1883	1904	1946
4	Prince Kwacho Hirotada (華頂宮博忠王, Kwachō-no-miya Hirotada-ō^?)	1902	1904	1924	1924
X	Marquis Kwacho Hironobu (華頂博信, Kwachō Hironobu^?)	1905	1924	1946	1970

The Kwacho-no-miya became extinct with the death of Prince Kwacho Hirotada. The line of descent was continued through the kazoku peerage under Kwacho Hironobu.

Kitashirakawa-no-miya

The Kitashirakawa-no-miya house was formed by Prince Toshinari, eighth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died	Notes
1	Prince Kitashirakawa Kasunari (北白川宮智成親王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Kasunari shinnō^?)	1844	1872	.	1872
2	Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (北白川宮能久親王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Yoshihisa-shinnō^?)	1847	1872	.	1895	brother of above
3	Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa (北白川宮成久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Naruhisa-ō^?)	1887	1895	.	1923
4	Prince Kitashirakawa Nagahisa (北白川宮永久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Naruhisa-ō^?)	1910	1923	.	1940
4	Prince Kitashirakawa Michihisa (北白川宮道久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Michihisa-ō^?)	1937	1940	1947	.	Kitashirakawa Michihisa after 1947

Higashifushimi-no-miya / Komatsu-no-miya

The Higashifushimi-no-miya house was formed by Prince Yoshiaki, seventh son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye.

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died	Comments
1	Prince Higashifushimi Yoshiaki (東伏見宮嘉彰親王, Higashifushimi no miya Yoshiaki-shinnō ^?) Prince Komatsu Akihito (東久邇宮稔彦王, Komatsu-no-miya Akihito-shinnō^?)	1846 X	1867 1872	1872 .	X 1903	changed name in 1872
2	Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito (東伏見宮依仁親王, Higashifushimi no miya Yorihito-ō ^?)	1876	1903	.	1922	brother of Akihito reverted name back to Higashifushimi

In 1931, Emperor Hirohito directed his brother-in-law, Prince Kuni Kunihide, to leave Imperial Family status and become Count Higashifushimi Kunihide (hakushaku under the kazoku peerage system), to prevent the Higashifushimi name from extinction. Dowager Princess Higashifushimi Kaneko became a commoner on 14 October 1947. She died in Tokyo in 1948.

Kaya-no-miya

The Kaya-no-miya house was formed by Prince Kuninori, second son of Prince Kuni Asahiko (first Kuni-no-miya, see above)

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died	Notes
1	Prince Kaya Kuninori (賀陽宮邦憲王, Kaya-no-miya Kuninori shinnō ^?)	1867	1896	.	1909	Kaya-no-miya was a personal title until 1900
2	Prince Kaya Tsunenori (賀陽宮恒憲王, Kaya-no-miya Tsunenori-ō ^?)	1900	1909	1947	1978	Kaya Tsunenori after 1947
3	Prince Kaya Nobuhiko (賀陽宮信彦王, Kaya-no-miya Nobuhiko-ō ^?)	1922	1978	.	1986
4	Kaya Harunori (賀陽治憲, Kaya Harunori ^?)	1926	1987	.	.	brother of Nobuhiko; career diplomat

Asaka-no-miya

The Asaka-no-miya house was formed by Prince Yasuhiko, eighth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko.

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died
1	Prince Asaka Yasuhiko (朝香宮鳩彦王, Asaka-no-miya Yasuhiko-ō ^?)	1887	1906	1946	1981
X	Asaka Takahiko	1912	1981	.	1994
X	Asaka Tomohiko	1944	1994	.

Higashikuni-no-miya

The Higashikuni-no-miya house was formed by Prince Naruhiko, ninth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko.

	Name	Born	Succeeded	Retired	Died	Notes
1	Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko (東久邇宮稔彦王, Higashikuni-no-miya Naruhiko-ō^?)	1887	1906	.	1990
X	Prince Higashikuni Morihiro (東久邇宮盛厚王, Higashikuni no miya Morihiro ō ^?)	1916	1969	.	1969 .
2	Prince Higashikuni Nobuhiko (東久邇宮信彦王, Higashikuni-no-miya Nobukiko-ō ^?)	1944	1990	.	.	grandson of Naruhiko, son of Morihiro

Prince Higashikuni Nobuhiko became simply "Higashikuni Nobuhiko" after the abolition of the Japanese aristocracy during the American occupation of Japan in 1946.

Takeda-no-miya

The Takeda-no-miya house was formed by Prince Tsunehisa, eldest son of Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (second Kitashirakawa-no-miya).

	Name	Born .	Succeeded	Retired	Died
1	Prince Takeda Tsunehisa (竹田宮恒久王, Takeda-no-miya Tsunehisa-ō ^?)	1882	1906	.	1919
2	Prince Takeda Tsuneyoshi (竹田宮恒徳王, Takeda-no-miya Tsuneyoshi-ō ^?)	1909	1919	1947	1992
3	Takeda Tsunehisa (竹田恒正, Takeda Tsunetada ^?)	1940	1992	.	.

References

Fujitani,T. Splendid Monarchy: Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan. University of California Press; Reprint edition (1998). ISBN 0-520-21371-8
Lebra, Sugiyama Takie. Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility. University of California Press (1995). ISBN 0-520-07602-8