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Japanese Clans
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans (''Gōzoku'') mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian Period, during which new aristocracies and families, '' Kuge'', emerged in their place. After the Heian Period, the samurai warrior clans gradually increased in importance and power until they came to dominate the country after the founding of the first shogunate. Ancient clan names There are ancient-era clan names called or . Imperial Clan * The Imperial clan – descended from Amaterasu. Its emperors and clan members have no clan name but had been called "the royal clan" () if necessary. Four noble clans , 4 noble clans of Japan: * Minamoto clan ( 源氏) – also known as Genji (源氏) or Genke (源家); 21 cadet branches of Imperial House of Japan. ** Daigo Genji ( 醍醐源氏) – descended from 60th emperor Daigo. ** Go-Daigo Genji ( 後醍醐源氏) – descended from 96th emperor Go-Daigo. ** Go-Fukakusa Genji ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gōzoku
, in Japanese, refers to powerful regional families. In historical context, it can refer to powerful non-royal families regardless of their area of influence, in contrast to the Imperial Family. The most powerful ''gōzoku'' families of the Yamato period included the Soga clan, Mononobe clan and Katsuragi clan. History In the Yamato period prior to the ''ritsuryō'' system, the powerful clans based in Yamato Province and Kawachi Province were referred to as the ''chūō gōzoku'' (central ''gōzoku''), while the term ''chihō'' ''gōzoku'' (regional ''gōzoku'') referred to powerful clans outside the immediate vicinity of the capital who served as ''kuni no miyatsuko'' and ''agatanushi''. The central ''gōzoku'' held ''kabane'' titles such as '' omi'' and ''muraji'', while the regional ''gōzoku'' held titles such as ''atai'' and '' kimi''. The most powerful ''daigōzoku'' ("great ''gōzoku''") included the Katsuragi clan, Ōtomo clan, Mononobe clan, and Soga clan. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadet Branch
In history and heraldry, a cadet branch consists of the male-line descendants of a monarch's or patriarch's younger sons ( cadets). In the ruling dynasties and noble families of much of Europe and Asia, the family's major assets— realm, titles, fiefs, property and income—have historically been passed from a father to his firstborn son in what is known as primogeniture; younger sons—cadets—inherited less wealth and authority to pass to future generations of descendants. In families and cultures in which this was not the custom or law, as in the feudal Holy Roman Empire, equal distribution of the family's holdings among male members was eventually apt to so fragment the inheritance as to render it too small to sustain the descendants at the socio-economic level of their forefather. Moreover, brothers and their descendants sometimes quarreled over their allocations, or even became estranged. While agnatic primogeniture became a common way of keeping the family's wealth int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go-Saga Genji
was the 88th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1242 through 1246. This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 8th-century Emperor Saga and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Saga". The Japanese word ''go'' has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Saga, the second", or as "Saga II". Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was . He was the second son of Emperor Tsuchimikado, and second cousin of his predecessor Emperor Shijō. *Empress: Saionji (Fujiwara) no Yoshi-ko (西園寺（藤原）姞子) Later Ōmiya-in (大宮院), Saionji Saneuji’s daughter **Fourth son: Imperial Prince Hisahito (久仁親王) later Emperor Go-Fukakusa **First daughter: Imperial Princess Osako (綜子内親王; 1247-1269）later Gekkamon-in (月 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Go-Nijō
was the 94th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from 1301 to his death in 1308. This 14th-century sovereign was named after the 12th-century Emperor Nijō, and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Nijō", or, in some older sources, may be identified as "Nijō, the second" or as "Nijo II". Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was . Go-Nijō was the eldest son of the 91st emperor Emperor Go-Uda. He belonged to the Daikakuji-tō branch of the Imperial Family. Emperess: Fujiwara no Kinshi (藤原忻子) later Chōrakumon-in (長楽門院), Tokudaiji Kintaka's daughter Naishi: Fujiwara Tamako (藤原 頊子) later Banshūmon-in（万秋門院; 1268 - 1338), Ichijō Sanetsune’s daughter Lady-in-waiting: Fujiwara Muneko (藤原 宗子) also Chunagon'no-tenji (中納言典侍), Itsutsuji Munechika’s daughter * First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Go-Fukakusa
was the 89th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1246 through 1260. This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Ninmyō and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later", and thus he could be called the "Later Emperor Fukakusa". The Japanese word ''go'' has also been translated to mean the "second one"; and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Fukakusa, the second", or as "Fukakusa II". Name Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was . Although the Roman-alphabet spelling of the name of this 13th-century emperor is the same as that of the personal name of a current member of the Imperial family, the kanji are different: * Emperor Go-Fukakusa, formerly Prince Hisahito (久仁) * Prince Hisahito of Akishino (悠仁) He was the second son of Emperor Go-Saga. Issue *Empress: Saionji (Fujiwara) Kimiko (西園寺（藤原）公子 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go-Fukakusa Genji
was the 89th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1246 through 1260. This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Ninmyō and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later", and thus he could be called the "Later Emperor Fukakusa". The Japanese word ''go'' has also been translated to mean the "second one"; and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Fukakusa, the second", or as "Fukakusa II". Name Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was . Although the Roman-alphabet spelling of the name of this 13th-century emperor is the same as that of the personal name of a current member of the Imperial family, the kanji are different: * Emperor Go-Fukakusa, formerly Prince Hisahito (久仁) * Prince Hisahito of Akishino (悠仁) He was the second son of Emperor Go-Saga. Issue *Empress: Saionji (Fujiwara) Kimiko (西園寺（藤原）公子) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 ''Go-Daigo-tennō'') (26 November 1288 – 19 September 1339) was the 96th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')後醍醐天皇 (96) retrieved 2013-8-28. according to the traditional order of succession. He successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and established the short lived Kenmu Restoration to bring the Imperial House back into power. This was to be the last time the emperor had real power until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.Sansom 1977: 22–42. The Kenmu restoration was in turn overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji in 1336, ushering in the Ashikaga shogunate, and split the imperial family into two opposing factions between the Ashikaga backed Northern Court situated in Kyoto and the Southern Court based in Yoshino led by Go-Daigo and his later successors. This 14th-century sovereign personally chose his posthumous name after the 9th-century Emperor Daigo and ''go-'' (後), translates as "later", and he is thu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go-Daigo Genji
Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 ''Go-Daigo-tennō'') (26 November 1288 – 19 September 1339) was the 96th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')後醍醐天皇 (96) retrieved 2013-8-28. according to the traditional order of succession. He successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and established the short lived Kenmu Restoration to bring the Imperial House back into power. This was to be the last time the emperor had real power until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.Sansom 1977: 22–42. The Kenmu restoration was in turn overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji in 1336, ushering in the Ashikaga shogunate, and split the imperial family into two opposing factions between the Ashikaga backed Northern Court situated in Kyoto and the Southern Court based in Yoshino led by Go-Daigo and his later successors. This 14th-century sovereign personally chose his posthumous name after the 9th-century Emperor Daigo and ''go-'' (後), translates as "later", and he is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
