The was a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

aristocratic kin group (''

uji is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Founded on March 1, 1951, Uji is between the two ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto. The city sits on the Uji River, which has its source in Lake Biwa. ...

'') that supposedly existed during the

Kofun period The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is ...

. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)
"Nakatomi," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 39
retrieved 2013-5-5.

History

The Katsuragi clan was founded by Katsuragi no Sotsuhiko (葛城襲津彦), a great-grandson of the legendary

Emperor Kōgen , also known as was the eighth legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Kōgen is known as a "le ...

. During the 5th century the clan was the most prominent power in the court and intermarried with the imperial family. After the Katsuragi declined in the late 5th century, the

Ōtomo clan was a Japanese samurai family whose power stretched from the Kamakura period through the Sengoku period, spanning over 400 years. The clan's hereditary lands lay in Kyūshū. Origins The first family head, Ōtomo Yoshinao (1172–1223), took ...

temporarily took its place. When

Emperor Buretsu (489 — 7 January 507) was the 25th legendary Emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 武烈天皇 (25)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor's life or reign, but ...

died with no apparent heir, it was

Ōtomo no Kanamura Ōtomo no Kanamura (大伴金村) was a Japanese warrior and statesman during the late Kofun period. Most of what is known of his life comes from the '' Kojiki'' and the '' Nihon Shoki''. His clan, the Ōtomo, had been highly influential at cour ...

who recommended

Emperor Keitai (died 10 March 531) was the 26th legendary emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 継体天皇 (26)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but h ...

, a very distant imperial relative who resided in

Koshi Province was an ancient province or region of Japan in what is now the Hokuriku region. The region as a whole was sometimes referred to as . Koshi appears as one of the original provinces in the '' Nihon Shoki''. In 598 AD, the residents of Koshi prese ...

, as the new monarch. However, Kanamura resigned due to the failure of his diplomatic policies, and the court was eventually controlled by the

Mononobe The was a Japanese aristocratic kin group (''uji'') of the Kofun period, known for its military opposition to the Soga clan. The Mononobe were opposed to the spread of Buddhism, partly on religious grounds, claiming that the local deities wo ...

and

Soga clan The was one of the most powerful aristocratic kin groups Uji (clan), (''uji'') of the Asuka period of the early Japanese state—the Yamato period, Yamato polity—and played a major role in the spread of Buddhism. Through the 5th and 7th centur ...

s at the beginning of the

Asuka period The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 (or 592 to 645), although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after t ...

.Brown, Delmer M. (1993). The Cambridge History of Japan: Ancient Japan. Cambridge University Press. p. 141. {{ISBN, 0-521-22352-0.

Family Tree

(孝元天皇, 273BC–158BC) **Hikofutsuoshinomakoto-no-mikoto (彦太忍信命, ?–?) ***Yanushioshiotakeogokoro-no-mikoto (屋主忍男武雄心命, ?–?) ****

Takenouchi no Sukune or Takeshiuchi no Sukune was a legendary Japanese hero-statesman of the 1st century, and a Shinto kami. He is recorded in Japan's earliest literary texts, the ''Kojiki'' (ca. 712) and the '' Nihon Shoki'' (720). Life Takenouchi no Sukune was ...

(武内宿禰, ?–?) *****Katsuragi no Sotsuhiko (葛城襲津彦, ?–?) ******Katsuragi no Tamada no Sukune (葛城玉田宿禰, ?–416) *******Katsuragi no Tsubura no Ōomi (葛城円大臣) ********Katsuragi no Karahime (葛城韓媛), wife of

Emperor Yūryaku (418 - 8 September 479) was the 21st legendary Emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 雄略天皇 (21) retrieved 2013-8-28. according to the traditional order of succession. He is remembered as a patron of sericulture.Nippon ...

*******Katsuragi no Kehime (葛城毛媛), wife of Kibi no Tasa (吉備田狭) ****** Iwa-no-hime-no-mikoto (磐之媛命), empress of

Emperor Nintoku , also known as was the 16th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Due to his reputation for goodness derived from depictions in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, he is sometimes referred to as the . While his existence ...

******Katsuragi no Ashida no Sukune (葛城葦田宿禰) *******Katsuragi no Ari no Omi (葛城蟻臣) ********Hae-hime (荑媛), wife of Ichinobe-no-Oshiwa-no-miko, crown prince of

Emperor Richū , also known as was the 17th legendary Emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 履中天皇 (17) retrieved 2013-8-28. according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor's life or ...

*******Kuro-hime (黒媛), empress of

******Katsuragi no Koshimo no Sukune (葛城腰裾宿禰) ******Katsuragi no Ikuha no Toda no Sukune (的戸田宿禰) ******Kumamichi no Tarine (熊道足禰) ******name unknown *******name unknown ********Unakami no Sukune (菟上足尼)

References

Kofun period Japanese clans

History

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See also

References