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This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans ('' Gōzoku'') mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and

Kojiki The , also sometimes read as or , is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the , and the Japanese imperia ...

lost their political power before the

Heian Period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japan ...

, during which new aristocracies and families, ''

Kuge The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese Imperial Court in Kyoto. The ''kuge'' were important from the establishment of Kyoto as the capital during the Heian period in the late 8th century until the rise of the Kamak ...

'', emerged in their place. After the Heian Period, the

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They ...

warrior clans gradually increased in importance and power until they came to dominate the country after the founding of the first

shogunate , officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura ...

Ancient clan names

There are ancient-era

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, mea ...

names called or .

Imperial Clan

* The Imperial clan – descended from

Amaterasu Amaterasu, also known as Amaterasu Ōmikami () or Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami (), is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology. One of the major deities (''kami'') of Shinto, she is also portrayed in Japan's earliest literary texts, the '' K ...

. Its

emperors An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother (empr ...

and clan members have no clan name but had been called "the royal clan" () if necessary.

Four noble clans

, 4 noble clans of Japan: Sasa Rindo

Minamoto clan was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility from 1192 to 1333. The practice was most prevalent during th ...

( 源氏) – also known as Genji (源氏) or Genke (源家); 21

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, t ...

es of

Imperial House of Japan The , also referred to as the Imperial Family or the House of Yamato, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present Constitution of Japan, the Emperor i ...

. ** Daigo Genji ( 醍醐源氏) – descended from 60th

emperor Daigo was the 60th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 醍醐天皇 (60)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Daigo's reign spanned the years from 897 through 930. He is named after his place of burial. G ...

. **

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 ...

( 後醍醐源氏) – descended from 96th

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 orde ...

. ** Go-Fukakusa Genji ( 後深草源氏) – descended from 89th

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 literall ...

. ** Go-Nijō Genji ( 後二条源氏) – descended from 94th

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 ...

. **

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 a ...

( 後嵯峨源氏) – descended from 88th

emperor Go-Saga 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 ...

. ** Go-Sanjō Genji ( 後三条源氏) – descended from 71st

emperor Go-Sanjō was the 71st emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 陽成天皇 (71)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Sanjō's reign spanned the years from 1068 through 1073. This 11th century sovereign was named a ...

. **

Go-Shirakawa Genji was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His de jure reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158, though arguably he effectively maintained imperial power for almost thirty-seven years through the ''ins ...

( 後白河源氏) – descended from 77th

emperor Go-Shirakawa was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His de jure reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158, though arguably he effectively maintained imperial power for almost thirty-seven years through the ''ins ...

. ** Juntoku Genji ( 順徳源氏) – descended from 84th emperor Juntoku. ** Kameyama Genji ( 亀山源氏) – descended from 90th

emperor Kameyama was the 90th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1260 through 1274. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was . He was t ...

. ** Kazan Genji ( 花山源氏) – descended from 65th

emperor Kazan was the 65th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 花山天皇 (65)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Kazan's reign spanned the years from 984 through 986. Biography Before his ascension to the Chry ...

. ** Kōkō Genji ( 光孝源氏) – descended from 58th

emperor Kōkō was the 58th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 光孝天皇 (58)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkō reigned from 884 to 887. Traditional narrative Before the emperor's ascension to the Chry ...

. **

Montoku Genji (August 826 – 7 October 858) was the 55th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 文徳天皇 (55)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Montoku's reign lasted from 850 to 858. Traditional narrative Befor ...

( 文徳源氏) – descended from 55th

emperor Montoku (August 826 – 7 October 858) was the 55th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 文徳天皇 (55)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Montoku's reign lasted from 850 to 858. Traditional narrative Before ...

. ** Murakami Genji ( 村上源氏) – descended from 62nd

emperor Murakami was the 62nd emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 村上天皇 (62)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Murakami's reign spanned the years from 946 to his death in 967. Biography Before he ascended to ...

. ** Ninmyō Genji ( 仁明源氏) – descended from 54th

emperor Ninmyō was the 54th emperor of Japan, Emperor Ninmyō, Fukakusa Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession. Ninmyō's reign lasted from 833 to 850, during the Heian period. Traditional narrative Nin ...

. ** Ōgimachi Genji ( 正親町源氏) – descended from 106th

emperor Ōgimachi was the 106th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 17, 1557, to his abdication on December 17, 1586, corresponding to the transition between the Sengoku period and the Azuchi–Momoyama p ...

. ** Reizei Genji ( 冷泉源氏) – descended from 63rd

emperor Reizei was the 63rd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 冷泉天皇 (63)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Reizei's reign spanned the years from 967 through 969, ending with his abdication and retirement. ...

. ** Saga Genji ( 嵯峨源氏) – descended from 52nd emperor Saga. ** Sanjō Genji ( 三条源氏) – descended from 67th emperor Sanjō. **

Seiwa Genji The is a line of the Japanese Minamoto clan that is descended from Emperor Seiwa, which is the most successful and powerful line of the clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto no Yoshiie, Minamoto no Yoritomo, the f ...

( 清和源氏) – descended from 56th emperor Seiwa; origin of many samurai clans. *** Kawachi Genji ( 河内源氏) – descended from

Minamoto no Yorinobu was a samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan. Along with his brother Yorimitsu, Yorinobu served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He held the title, pas ...

; origin of Hitachi Genji ( 常陸源氏), Ishikawa Genji ( 石川源氏); and Kai Genji ( 甲斐源氏); famous for 3 Kamakura shōguns. *** Settsu Genji ( 摂津源氏) – descended from

Minamoto no Yorimitsu , also known as Minamoto no Raikō, served the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He is one of the earliest Minamoto of historical note for his mil ...

; origin of Tada Genji ( 多田源氏),

Mino Genji Mino may refer to: Places in Japan * Mino, Gifu, a city in Gifu Prefecture * Mino, Kagawa, a former town in Kagawa Prefecture * Mino, Tokushima, a town in Tokushima Prefecture * Mino, an alternate spelling of Minoh, a city in Osaka Prefecture * ...

( 美濃源氏) and

Shinano Genji Shinano may refer to: * Shinano, Nagano, a town in Nagano prefecture, Japan * Shinano River, the longest river in Japan * Shinano Province, one of the old provinces of Japan (Nagano Prefecture now) * Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, Japanese airc ...

( 信濃源氏). *** Yamato Genji ( 大和源氏) – descended from Minamoto no Yorichika. **

Uda Genji The {{nihongo, Uda Genji, 宇多源氏} were the successful and powerful line of a Japanese Minamoto clan that were descended from Emperor Uda (宇多天皇). Overview Many of the famous Minamoto warriors, including Sasaki clan (佐々木� ...

( 宇多源氏) – descended from 59th

emperor Uda was the 59th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 宇多天皇 (59)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897. Traditional narrative Name and legacy Befor ...

; origin of Ōmi Genji ( 近江源氏). ** Yōzei Genji ( 陽成源氏) – descended from 57th emperor Yōzei. Ageha-cho

Taira clan The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi Periods of Japanese history – the others being the Fujiwara, the Tachibana, and the Minamoto. The clan is divide ...

( 平氏) – also known as Heishi (平氏) or Heike (平家); 4

es of

. ** Kanmu Heishi ( 桓武平氏) – descended from 50th

emperor Kanmu , or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 桓武天皇 (50) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession. Kanmu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the s ...

; famous for Taira no Masakado. ***

Bandō 8 Heishi Bandō may refer to: People *Eiji Bandō, Japanese entertainer/sportsman * Naoki Bandō, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese long-distance runner *Japanese surname, especially among Kabuki actors, such as: ** Bandō Kakitsu I (1847–1893), Japanese ka ...

( 坂東八平氏) – descended from

Taira no Yoshifumi Taira no Yoshifumi (平良文) was a samurai lord of the Heian period. Called the "father of Musashi Plain development," the eight Taira clans of East Japan are said to have descended from him. He was also known as Muraoka Gorō. Life Yoshif ...

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Ise Heishi Ise may refer to: Places *Ise, Mie, a city in Japan ** Ise Grand Shrine, a Shinto shrine located in Ise, Mie *Ise Ekiti, a city in Nigeria * Ise, Norway, a village in Norway * Ise Province, an ancient province of Japan * River Ise, a tributary of t ...

( 伊勢平氏) – descended from Taira no Korehira; famous for

Taira no Kiyomori was a military leader and ''kugyō'' of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. Early life Kiyomori was born in Heian-kyō, Japan, in 1118 as the first so ...

. ** Kōkō Heishi ( 光孝平氏) – descended from 58th

. ** Montoku Heishi ( 文徳平氏) – descended from 55th

. ** Ninmyō Heishi ( 仁明平氏) – descended from 54th

Fujiwara clan was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane. The Fujiwara prospered since the ancient times and dominated the imperial court until th ...

( 藤原氏) – descended from Fujiwara no Kamatari, and through him,

Ame-no-Koyane Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto ( 天児屋命, 天児屋根命) is a '' kami'' and a male deity in Japanese mythology and Shinto. He is the ancestral god of the Nakatomi clan, and Fujiwara no Kamatari, the founder of the powerful Fujiwara clan. An ' ...

. ** 4 families of Fujiwara ( 藤原四家) – descended from 4 sons of Fujiwara no Fuhito. *** Fujiwara Hokke ( 藤原北家) – northern family; descended from Fujiwara no Fusasaki. *** Fujiwara Kyōke ( 藤原京家) – descended from Fujiwara no Maro. *** Fujiwara Nanke ( 藤原南家) – southern family; descended from

Fujiwara no Muchimaro was a Japanese courtier (''kuge'') and politician of the late Asuka and early Nara period. He founded the Nanke ("Southern") branch of the Fujiwara clan.'' MyPedia'' entry for "Fujiwara no Muchimaro His court rank is Senior First Rank. Life ...

. *** Fujiwara Shikike ( 藤原式家) – descended from Fujiwara no Umakai. ** Northern Fujiwara clan ( 奥州藤原氏) – also known as Ōshū Fujiwara clan; descended from

Fujiwara no Hidesato , was a ''kuge'' (court noble) of tenth century Heian period Japan. He is famous for his military exploits and courage and is regarded as the common ancestor of numerous clans, including the Ōshū branch of the Fujiwara clan. Hidesato served u ...

* Tachibana clan ( 橘氏) – descended from Prince Naniwa-Ō, son of

Prince Shōtoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half- ...

(572–621), 2nd son of Emperor Yōmei; no direct relation to the feudal Tachibana clan ( 立花氏)

Noble clans

Abe clan The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans (''uji''); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit." Universität Tübingen (in German). The ...

( 阿部氏/安倍氏) – descended from Prince Ōhiko, son of Emperor Kōgen; no direct relation to the Abe clan of Ōshū ( 安倍氏). * Abe clan of Ōshū ( 安倍氏) – descended from Abihiko (disputed); no direct relation to the Kōgen-descent Abe clan ( 阿部氏), famous for Abe no Hirafu and

Abe no Yoritoki (died 28 August 1057) was the head of the Abe clan of Emishi who were allowed to rule the six Emishi districts ( Iwate, Hienuki, Shiwa, Isawa, Esashi and Waga) in the from Morioka to Hiraizumi in what is now Iwate Prefecture. Background Th ...

. * Aya clan of Sanuki province – According to the

descended from Prince Takekaiko, grandson of Emperor Keikō. * Hashiji clan ( 土師氏) – descended from the

kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ...

Nomi no Sukune was a legendary figure in Japanese history, regarded as the founder of sumo wrestling. He was the founder of the Haji no Muraji clan. Life Sukune is said to have lived during the reign of Emperor Suinin (29 BC – 70). Allegedly, in 23 B.C., ...

(legendary). * Imube clan ( 忌部氏) – descended from the

Ame no Futotama no Mikoto (legendary), and his descendant

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companion in arms of Emperor Jimmu. * Ki clan ( 紀氏) – descended from Emperor Kōgen by the Minister Takeshi-uchi no Sukune; famous for Ki no Tsurayuki. * Kusakabe clan ( 日下部氏) – descended from 9th Emperor Kaika, or 36th

Emperor Kōtoku was the 36th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 孝徳天皇 (33)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. The years of his reign lasted from 645 through 654. Traditional narrative Before Kōtoku's ascen ...

(disputed). *

Mononobe clan 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 w ...

( 物部氏) – descended from the

Nigihayahi no Mikoto (legendary), a descendant of the elder brother of Ninigi no Mikoto (legendary), great-grandfather of Emperor Jimmu; famous for Mononobe no Moriya. *

Nakatomi clan was a Japanese aristocratic kin group (''uji''). 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. The clan claims desce ...

( 中臣氏) – descended from the

Ame no Koyane Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto ( 天児屋命, 天児屋根命) is a '' kami'' and a male deity in Japanese mythology and Shinto. He is the ancestral god of the Nakatomi clan, and Fujiwara no Kamatari, the founder of the powerful Fujiwara clan. An '' ...

no Mikoto (legendary), and his descendant

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companion in arms of Emperor Jimmu; origin of

. * Ō clan ( 多氏) – descended from Prince Kamuyaimimi no Mikoto, son of Emperor Jimmu. * Ochi clan ( 越智氏) – descended from

. * Ōe clan ( 大江氏) – descended from Hashiji clan. * Ōtomo clan ( 大伴氏) – descended from Michi-omi no Mikoto companion in arms of Emperor Jimmu; no direct relation to the immigrant Ōtomo clan ( 大友氏) or feudal Ōtomo clan ( 大友氏); famous for

Ōtomo no Yakamochi was a Japanese statesman and '' waka'' poet in the Nara period. He was one of the ''Man'yō no Go-taika,'' the five great poets of his time, and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's . Ōtomo was a member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan. Like his g ...

. * Ozutsuki clan ( 大筒木氏) * Soga clan ( 蘇我氏) – descended from Emperor Kōgen, by the Minister

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 w ...

; famous for

Soga no Umako was the son of Soga no Iname and a member of the powerful Soga clan of Japan. Umako conducted political reforms with Prince Shōtoku during the rules of Emperor Bidatsu and Empress Suiko and established the Soga clan's stronghold in the g ...

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Sugawara clan The Sugawara clan (菅原氏, ''Sugawara-uji'') was a Japanese aristocratic family claiming descent from Ame-no-hohi. Founded in 781, they served the Imperial Court as scholars and government officials since the clan's foundation until the early ...

( 菅原氏) – descended from Hashiji clan; famous for Sugawara no Michizane * Takahashi clan ( 高橋氏)

Aristocratic family names

From the late ancient era onward, the family name (Myōji/苗字 or 名字) had been commonly used by samurai to denote their family line instead of the name of the ancient clan that the family line belongs to (uji-na/氏名 or honsei/本姓), which was used only in the official records in the Imperial court.

families also had used their family name (Kamei/家名) for the same purpose. Each of samurai families is called " amily nameclan (氏)" as follows and they must not be confused with ancient clan names. The list below is a list of various aristocratic families whose families served as

Shugo , commonly translated as “(military) governor,” “protector,” or “constable,” was a title given to certain officials in feudal Japan. They were each appointed by the ''shōgun'' to oversee one or more of the provinces of Japan. The pos ...

, Shugodai,

Jitō were medieval territory stewards in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates. Appointed by the ''shōgun'', ''jitō'' managed manors including national holdings governed by the provincial governor ( kokushi). There were also ...

, and

Daimyo were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominally t ...

Abe clan of Mikawa was an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mikawa''" in . Its abbreviated form name was . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces. Mik ...

( 阿部氏) – descended from Emperor Kōgen and the ancient

( 阿部氏); no direct relation to the Abe clan of Ōshū ( 安倍氏). Mon Akita Ôgi

Adachi clan The Adachi clan (安達氏) is a family of samurai who are said to have been descended from Fujiwara no Yamakage. Their historical significance derives from their successes during the Genpei War and their subsequent affiliation with the Hōj� ...

( 安達氏) – descended from

. *

Akamatsu clan is a Japanese samurai family of direct descent from Minamoto no Morifusa of the Murakami-Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Akamatsu" at ''Nobiliare du Japon ...

( 赤松氏) – descended from Murakami Genji. *

Akechi clan The is a branch of the Toki clan, which is descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Akechi clan thrived around the later part of the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Akechi became the head, soryo of the Toki after the Toki fell to the Saitō c ...

( 明智氏) – cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from

; famous for Akechi Mitsuhide. *

Akita clan The was a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū that claimed descent from Abe no Sadato of the Abe clan. The Akita clan was originally known as the . In the Kamakura period, they were installed in the Tsugaru district of Mutsu Province t ...

( 秋田氏) – descended from Abe clan of Ōshū. *

Akiyama clan was a Japanese samurai kin group. History In the 16th century, the Akiyama clan were noted relatives of the Takeda clan of Kai province. Due to this relationship the Akiyama served under the Takeda until the year of 1582, at which time the T ...

( 秋山氏) – cadet branch of

Takeda clan The was a Japanese samurai clan active from the late Heian period until the late 16th century. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture. The clan reached its greatest influence under the rule of Taked ...

who descended from

Akizuki clan The Akizuki clan (秋月氏, ''Akizuki-shi'') is a Japanese noble family. In the Sengoku period, the Akizuki clan was led by a samurai lord (大名 ''daimyō'') in the Akizuki domain on the island of Kyūshū. From the Meiji period to the end of W ...

( 秋月氏) – descended from Prince Achi no Omi of the Chinese

Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by th ...

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Amago clan Amago (尼子) is a Japanese word meaning "child of a nun", and has various other uses: People * Amago clan, a Japanese daimyō clan * Amago Haruhisa (1514–1561), Japanese daimyō * Amago Katsuhisa (1553–1578), Japanese daimyō * Amago Kuni ...

( 尼子氏) – cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from

. * Amakusa clan ( 天草氏) – descended from Ōkura clan. * Anayama clan ( 穴山氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from

. *

Andō clan The is a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003).html" ;"title="DF 6 of 80">"Andō," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 2 [PDF 6 of 80/nowiki>">DF 6 o ...

– descended from Abe clan of Ōshū, by Abe no Hirafu. * Asakura clan (:ja:朝倉氏, 朝倉氏) – descended from Prince Kusakabe son of

Emperor Tenmu was the 40th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 天武天皇 (40) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 53. Tenmu's rei ...

. * Asano clan (:ja:浅野氏, 浅野氏) – cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from

. * Ashikaga clan ( 足利氏) – descended from

; famous for

Ashikaga shogunate The , also known as the , was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Muromachi-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 669. The Ashikaga shogunate was establi ...

; no direct relation to the Fujiwara-descent Ashikaga clan. Ashikaga mon

Ashikaga clan (Fujiwara) The was a branch family of the Japanese Fujiwara clan of court nobles, more specifically Fujiwara no Hidesato of the Northern Fujiwara branch. The clan was a powerful force in the Kantō region during the Heian period (794-1185). It bore ...

( 足利氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke; no direct relation to the Genji-descent Ashikaga clan. * Ashina clan ( 蘆名氏) – cadet branch of

Miura clan Miura may refer to: Places *Miura, Kanagawa *Miurakaigan Station * Miura District, Kanagawa * Miura Peninsula * Ganadería Miura, the home of the Miura fighting bull line People * Miura (surname) * Miura clan, Japanese descended clan of the Ta ...

who descended from Kanmu Heishi. * Aso clan ( 阿蘇氏) – descended from Emperor Jimmu by the Ō clan. * Asō clan ( 麻生氏) – cadet branch of

Utsunomiya clan is the prefectural capital city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 519,223, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its '' gyo ...

who descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for Tarō Asō. * Atagi clan ( 安宅氏) – cadet branch of

Ogasawara clan The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' – Ogasawara, pp. 44–45 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.'' (in Fren ...

who descended from

(disputed). *

Azai clan The , also rendered as Asai, was a Japanese clan during the Sengoku period. History The Azai was a line of '' daimyōs'' (feudal lords) seated at Odani Castle in northeastern Ōmi Province, located within present day Nagahama, Shiga Prefectur ...

( 浅井氏) – descended from

; famous for

Azai Nagamasa was a Japanese '' daimyō'' of the Sengoku period known as the brother-in-law and enemy of Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasa was head of the Azai clan seated at Odani Castle in northern Ōmi Province and married Nobunaga's sister Oichi in 1564, fathe ...

. * Bitō clan ( 尾藤氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Chiba clan ( 千葉氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi. *

Date clan The is a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Date", ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 5 retrieved 2013-5-5. History The Date family was founded ...

( 伊達氏) – also known as Idate clan or Idachi clan, descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for

Date Masamune was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made ...

. * Doi clan ( 土井氏) – cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from

(disputed); no direct relation to the Heishi-descent Doi clan. Japanese Crest mitu Uroko

* Doi clan ( 土肥氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi; no direct relation to the Genji-descent Doi clan. * Fuji clan ( 富士氏) – descended from Wani clan ( 和珥氏). * Gotō clan ( 後藤氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from

. *

Hachisuka clan The are descendants of Emperor Seiwa (850-880) of Japan and are a branch of the Ashikaga clan through the Shiba clan (Seiwa Genji). History Ashikaga Ieuji (13th century), son of Ashikaga Yasuuji, was the first to adopt the name Shiba. The Shib ...

( 蜂須賀氏) – cadet branch of Ashikaga clan by the

Shiba clan was a Japanese clan. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003).html" ;"title="DF 58 of 80">("Shiba," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 54 [PDF 58 of 80/nowiki>">DF 58 of 80">("Shi ...

who descended from

, famous for Hachisuka Masakatsu. * Haga clan (:ja:芳賀氏, 芳賀氏) – descended from Kiyowara clan. * Hashiba clan (:ja:羽柴氏, 羽柴氏) – also known as their honsei:

Toyotomi clan The was a Japanese clan that ruled over the Japanese before the Edo period. Unity and conflict The most influential figure within the Toyotomi was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three "unifiers of Japan". Oda Nobunaga was another primary ...

( 豊臣氏); descended from

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

. *

Hatakeyama clan The was a Japanese samurai clan. Originally a branch of the Taira clan and descended from Taira no Takamochi, they fell victim to political intrigue in 1205, when Hatakeyama Shigeyasu, first, and his father Shigetada later were killed in battle ...

( 畠山氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi before 1205. After 1205 the Hatakeyama are a cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from

. * Hatano clan ( 波多野氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Hayashi clan ( 林氏) – descended from Ogasawara clan, a cadet branch of

who descended from

. * Hayashi clan of Owari ( 尾張林氏) – descended from

Inaba clan The were a '' samurai'' kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität Tübingen (in German) Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Inaba, as here ...

who descended from Prince Iyo, son of

Emperor Kanmu , or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 桓武天皇 (50) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession. Kanmu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the s ...

; no direct relation to the Hayashi clan ( 林氏) of

Jōzai Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kazusa Province (modern-day Chiba Prefecture), Japan. The domain was centered on Manube jin’ya, in what is now the city of Kisarazu, Chiba. It was ruled for ...

. *

Hiki clan The Hiki clan (比企氏, ''Hiki-shi'') was a Japanese samurai family descending from the Fujiwara clan. As close retainers of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, they served the Kamakura shogunate during the early Kamakura period, wielding considera ...

( 比企氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Hirano clan – descended from Prince Toneri son of

, by the Kiyowara clan. * Hisamatsu clan ( 久松氏) – cadet branch of Takatsuji family who descended from

* Hitotsuyanagi clan ( 一柳氏) – cadet branch of Kōno clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of

. *

Hōjō clan The was a Japanese samurai family who controlled the hereditary title of ''shikken'' (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate between 1203 and 1333. Despite the title, in practice the family wielded actual political power in Japan during this period ...

( 北条氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed); no direct relation to the

Later Hōjō clan The was one of the most powerful samurai families in Japan in the Sengoku period and held domains primarily in the Kantō region. Their last name was simply Hōjō (北条) but in order to differentiate between the earlier Hōjō clan with the s ...

( 北条氏) or Kitajō clan ( 北条氏); regents of the

Kamakura shogunate The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Kamakura-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 459. The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no ...

. *

( 後北条氏) – also known as Hōjō clan or Go-Hōjō clan; descended from Kanmu Heishi; no direct relation to the regent

( 北条氏) or Kitajō clan ( 北条氏). Japanese Crest Hosokawa Kuyou

Honma clan Homma (本間) is a Japanese clan. Honma Yoshihisa was appointed ''shugodai'' of Sado in 1185. The clan established its rule from Sawata. The clan gave birth to two new branches, the Hamochi-Honma and the Kawarada-Honma. Those two branches even ...

( 本間氏) – also known as Homma clan or Honma clan of Sado; cadet branch of

Yokoyama clan Yokoyama (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akihito Yokoyama (born 1961), Japanese golfer * Chisa Yokoyama (born 1969), Japanese voice actress and singer * Go Yokoyama in fact ''Tsuyoshi Yokoyama'' (b. 19 ...

who descended from Ono no Takamura (disputed). ** Honma clan of Sakata ( 酒田本間氏) – cadet branch. * Honda clan ( 本多氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for Honda Tadakatsu. *

Hosokawa clan The is a Japanese Samurai kin group or clan. Ancestors # Emperor Jimmu # Emperor Suizei # Emperor Annei # Emperor Itoku # Emperor Kōshō # Emperor Kōan # Emperor Kōrei # Emperor Kōgen # Emperor Kaika # Emperor Sujin # Emperor Sui ...

( 細川氏) – cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from

. ** Hosokawa Keichō family ( 細川京兆家) – head family. **

Hosokawa Tenkyū family Hosokawa (typically ja, 細川, meaning "narrow river" or "little river") is a Japanese surname. People with the name include: * Bill Hosokawa (1915–2007), Japanese American author and journalist *Chieko Hosokawa (born 1929), a Japanese manga ...

( 細川典厩家) – cadet branch. ** Hosokawa family of Awa ( 阿波細川氏) – cadet branch; descended from Hosokawa Akiharu. ** Hosokawa family of Ōshū ( 奥州細川家) – cadet branch; descended from

Hosokawa Akiuji was a '' samurai'' general in the service of the Ashikaga Northern Court, during Japan's Nanboku-chō period. Life In 1338, he was sent by Ashikaga Takauji to assist in the defence of the Kuromaru, a fortress belonging to ''Kanrei'' Shiba Taka ...

. *

Hotta clan The was a Japanese clan that ruled the Sakura Domain in Shimosa Province in the late Edo period. Jindai-ji in the present-day city of Sakura was the clan's bodaiji A in Japanese Buddhism is a temple which, generation after generation, tak ...

( 堀田氏) descended from Emperor Kōgen, by the Minister Takeshi-uchi no Sukune. *

Ichijō family The was a Japanese aristocratic kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ichijō," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 13 retrieved 2013-7-7. The Ichijō was a branch o ...

( 一条家) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Ichijō clan of Tosa ( 土佐一条氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Ide clan ( 井出氏) – cadet branch of Nikaidō clan who descended from Fujiwara Nanke. Japanese Crest Bizenn Chou

Ii clan is a Japanese clan which originates in Tōtōmi Province. It was a retainer clan of the Imagawa family, and then switched sides to the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa Province at the reign of Ii Naotora. A famed 16th-century clan member, Ii Naom ...

( 井伊氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for

Ii Naotora Ii Naotora (井伊直虎, d. 12 September 1582) was a daimyō of the Sengoku period. She was the daughter and only child of Ii Naomori, the eighteenth head of their clan. She was primarily the head of Ii clan and retainer of the Imagawa clan, bec ...

Ii Naomasa was a general under the Sengoku period ''daimyō'', and later ''shōgun'', Tokugawa Ieyasu.Ii Naosuke was ''daimyō'' of Hikone (1850–1860) and also Tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan, a position he held from April 23, 1858, until his death, assassinated in the Sakuradamon Incident on March 24, 1860. He is most famous for signing the ...

. *

Ikeda clan was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021) of the Seiwa Genji. Minamoto no Yasumasa, the fourth generation descending from Yorimitsu, and younger brother of Minamoto no Yorimasa (1104-1180), was the first to ...

( 池田氏) – descended from

; no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. * Ikeda clan of Iyo ( 伊予池田氏) – no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. * Ikeda clan of Mino ( 美濃池田氏) – no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. * Ikeda clan of Sasaki ( 池田氏) – cadet branch of Sasaki clan; no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. * Ikeda clan of Settsu ( 摂津池田氏) – descended from Ki clan (disputed). no direct relation to other clans called Ikeda. *

Imagawa clan was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji by way of the Kawachi Genji. It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan. Origins Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in ...

( 今川氏) – cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from

; famous for Imagawa Yoshimoto. *

– cadet branch of Kōno clan who descended from Prince Iyo, son of

Inoue clan The was a samurai clan which came to prominence from the late Kamakura through Edo periods in Japanese history, descending from the Seiwa Genji. Mention of an Inoue surname is found in Nara period records; however, the Inoue clan which later be ...

( 井上氏) – descended from

** Inoue clan of Shinano ( 信濃井上氏) – head family. ** Inoue clan of Aki ( 安芸井上氏) – cadet branch. ** Inoue clan of Mikawa ( 三河井上氏) – cadet branch. * Ishida clan ( 石田氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed). famous for

Ishida Mitsunari Ishida Mitsunari (, 1559 – November 6, 1600) was a Japanese samurai and military commander of the late Sengoku period of Japan. He is probably best remembered as the commander of the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the ...

Ishikawa clan is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 16 retrieved 2013-4-11. His ...

( 石川氏) – also known as Ishikawa Genji; descended from

. * Ishimaki clan ( 石巻氏) – descended from Nanke. *

Itō clan The are a Japanese clan of '' gōzoku'' that claimed descent from the Fujiwara clan through Fujiwara Korekimi (727–789) and Kudō Ietsugu. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Pa ...

( 伊東氏) – cadet branch of Kudō clan who descended from Nanke. Japanese Crest Iori ni Mokkou

* Kamiizumi clan ( 上泉氏) – cadet branch of Fujiwara-descent Ashikaga clan who descended Fujiwara Hokke. * Kanamaru clan ( 金丸氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from

by way of Takeda Nobushige. * Kagawa clan ( 香川氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi. * Kikkawa clan ( 吉川氏) – cadet branch of Kudō clan who descended from Fujiwara Nanke. After the mid 16th century they are a cadet branch of the

Mōri clan The Mōri clan (毛利氏 ''Mōri-shi'') was a Japanese samurai clan descended from Ōe no Hiromoto. Ōe no Hiromoto was descended from the Fujiwara clan. The family's most illustrious member, Mōri Motonari, greatly expanded the clan's power ...

who descended from the Ōe clan, famous for Kikkawa Motoharu. *

Kikuchi clan The of Higo Province was a powerful daimyō family of Higo, Kyūshū. The lineage was renowned for valiant service in defense of the emperor and against foreign invaders. They initially distinguished themselves during the Jürchen invasion of ...

( 菊池氏) – descended from the

Kira clan The Kira clan(吉良氏 - kira-shi) was a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880), and was a cadet branch of the Ashikaga clan, Ashikaga family from the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji). Ashikaga Mitsuuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuj ...

( 吉良氏) – cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from

; famous for Kira Yoshinaka. * Kiso clan ( 木曾氏) – descended from

; famous for Minamoto no Yoshinaka. *

Kitabatake clan The Kitabatake clan was a clan that ruled south Ise Province in Japan and had strong ties to the eastern provinces through Pacific sea routes. Among its leaders included Kitabatake Tomonori. Clan heads # Kitabatake Masaie (1215–1274, founder ...

( 北畠氏) – descended from Murakami Genji. * Kitajō clan ( 北条氏) – also known as Kitajō clan of Echigo or Mōri Kitajō clan; cadet branch of

; no direct relation to the

( 北条氏) or Late Hōjō clan ( 北条氏). * Kiyowara clan ( 清原氏) – descended from

Prince Toneri (January 28, 676 – December 6, 735) was a Japanese imperial prince in the Nara period. He was a son of Emperor Tenmu. He was given the posthumous name, , as the father of Emperor Junnin. In the beginning of the Nara period, he gained politic ...

, son of the

(631–686). Japanese crest Kaga Umebachi

Kobayakawa clan The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Taira clan. Their holdings were in the Chūgoku region. They were a powerful clan during the Sengoku period but were disbanded during the Edo period after the Battle of Sekigahara ...

( 小早川氏) – cadet branch of Doi clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. After the mid 16th century they are a cadet branch of the

who descended from the Ōe clan, famous for

Kobayakawa Takakage was a samurai and daimyō (feudal lord) during the Sengoku period and Azuchi–Momoyama period. He was the third son of Mōri Motonari who was adopted by the Kobayakawa clan and became its 14th clan head. He merged the two branches of the Ko ...

and

Kobayakawa Hideaki (1577 – December 1, 1602) was the fifth son of Kinoshita Iesada and the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was gained the rank of ''Saemon no Kami'' (左衛門督) or in China ''Shikkingo'' (執金吾) at genpuku and held the court title ...

. * Kodama clan ( 児玉氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Maru ni Takedabishi (No background and Black color drawing)

Koga family The is a Japanese aristocratic family, a branch of the Minamoto clan that traces its descent from Emperor Murakami. The Koga lineage was classified as ''kuge'' prior to the Meiji Restoration, then as a ''kazoku'' lineage. Name The name Kog ...

( 久我家) – descended from Murakami Genji. * Kōno clan ( 河野氏) – descended from Prince Iyo son of

. *

Konoe family is a Japanese aristocratic family. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Konoe," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 24 retrieved 2013-8-13. The family is a branch of Hokke and ...

( 近衛家) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. famous for Konoe Fumimaro. * Kudō clan ( 工藤氏) – descended from Fujiwara Nanke. *

Kujō family is a Japanese aristocratic kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Konoe," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 24 retrieved 2013-8-13. The family is a branch of Hokke a ...

( 九条家) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Kuzuyama clan ( 葛山氏) – cadet branch of Ozutsuki clan; famous for medical knowledge. *

Kyōgoku clan The were a Japanese '' daimyō'' clan which rose to prominence during the Sengoku and Edo periods. The clan descend from the Uda Genji through the Sasaki clan.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'', pp. 27–28./ref> The name deriv ...

( 京極氏) – cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from

. *

Maeda clan was a Japanese samurai clan who occupied most of the Hokuriku region of central Honshū from the end of the Sengoku period through the Meiji restoration of 1868. The Maeda claimed descent from the Sugawara clan of Sugawara no Kiyotomo and Sugaw ...

( 前田氏) – descended from

; famous for Maeda Toshiie. * Makino clan ( 牧野氏) – descended from

; claimed descent from the legendary

. *

Manabe clan Manabe (written: 真鍋, 眞鍋 or 間部) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese television personality and model *, Japanese weightlifte ...

( 間部氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Matsuda clan ( 松田氏) – cadet branch of Hatano clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke. *

Matsudaira clan The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of t ...

( 松平氏) – cadet branch of

Nitta clan The was one of several major families descended from the Seiwa Genji, and numbered among the chief enemies of the Hōjō clan regents, and later the Ashikaga shogunate. The common ancestor of the Nitta, Minamoto no Yoshishige (1135 – 120 ...

, by the

Tokugawa clan The is a Japanese dynasty that was formerly a powerful '' daimyō'' family. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and were a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji) through the Matsudaira clan. The early history of this cl ...

descended from

(disputed); famous for

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fello ...

. *

Matsumae clan The was a Japanese clan that was confirmed in the possession of the area around Matsumae, Hokkaidō as a march fief in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and charged with defending it, and by extension the whole of Japan, from the Ainu "barbarians" ...

– cadet branch of

who descended from

Japanese crest Turu no maru(White background)

* Matsunaga clan ( 松永氏) – descended from

and retainers for the

Miyoshi clan is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and the Minamoto clan (Seiwa-Genji). They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan and the Takeda clan. At the beginning of the 14th century AD, Ogasawara Nagafusa settled in Shi ...

. Famous for Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide. Japanese crest Tuta

Matsuura clan Matsuura (written: 松浦) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akiko Matsuura, Japanese drummer * Atsushi Matsuura (footballer born 1982), former Japanese football player * Atsushi Matsuura (footballer born 1981), fo ...

( 松浦氏) – cadet branch of Watanabe clan who descended from Saga Genji. *

( 三浦氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi. * Mikumo clan ( 三雲氏) – cadet branch of Kodama clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke. *

Miyahara clan Miyahara may refer to: * Miyahara (surname), a Japanese surname * Miyahara, Kumamoto, a former town in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan * Miyahara Station, a train station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan *Miyahara Ice Cream M ...

( 宮原氏) – descended from Ashikaga Motouji (

). * Miyoshi clan (Ogasawara) ( 三好氏) – cadet branch of

, by the

who descended from

, famous for Miyoshi Nagayoshi; no direct relation to the Fujiwara-descent Miyoshi clan ( 三吉氏). Japanese crest Sanngai Hisi ni itutu Kuginuki

( 三吉氏) – descended from

; no direct relation to the Ogasahara-descent Miyoshi clan ( 三好氏). * Mizuryū clan (水龍氏) – descended from

. * Mogami clan ( 最上氏) – cadet branch by the

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* Mori clan (Genji)">Mori clan (:ja:森氏">森氏) – descended from

; famous for Mori Ranmaru. *

( 毛利氏) – descended from Ōe clan; no direct relation to the Genji-descent Mōri clan ( 毛利氏) or Fujiwara-descent Mōri clan ( 毛利氏); famous for

Mōri Motonari was a prominent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the western Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Mōri clan claimed descent from Ōe no Hiromoto (大江広元), an adviser to Minamoto no Yoritomo. Motonari ...

and his sons. ** Mōri clan of Inaba ( 因幡毛利氏) – cadet branch. *

( 毛利氏) – descended from

; no direct relation to Ōe-descent Mōri clan ( 毛利氏) or Fujiwara-descent Mōri clan ( 毛利氏); *

( 毛利氏) – descended from

(disputed); no direct relation to Ōe-descent Mōri clan ( 毛利氏) or Genji-descent Mōri clan ( 毛利氏); *

Murakami clan Murakami may refer to: * 3295 Murakami, a minor planet * Murakami (crater), an impact crater on the far side of the Moon * Murakami (name), a Japanese surname, including a list of people with the name * Murakami, Niigata, a city in Niigata pref ...

( 村上氏) – descended from

. ** Murakami clan of Inland Sea ( 村上水軍) – also known as Murakami Suigun; famous for their naval forces. *** Murakami clan of Innoshima ( 因島村上氏) *** Murakami clan of Kurushima ( 来島村上氏) *** Murakami clan of Nōnoshima ( 能島村上氏) ** Murakami clan of Shinano ( 信濃村上氏) – also known as Shinshū Murakami clan; famous for

Murakami Yoshikiyo Murakami Yoshikiyo (村上義清, 1501–1573) was a Japanese samurai from the and retainer of the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Yoshikiyo followed in fighting against both Takeda Nobutora and his son Takeda Shingen ...

. * Nagao clan ( 長尾氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi; famous for

Uesugi Kenshin , later known as was a Japanese ''daimyō''. He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Known a ...

. * Nabeshima clan ( 鍋島氏) – cadet branch of

Shōni clan was a family of Japanese nobles descended from the Fujiwara family, many of whom held high government offices in Kyūshū. Prior to the Kamakura period (1185–1333), "Shōni" was originally a title and post within the Kyūshū ( Dazaifu) gover ...

who descended from Fujiwara Hokke. *

Niiro clan ''Niiro'' (煮色 "cooked color"), also known as ''niiro-eki'' (煮色液), ''niiro-chakushoku'' (煮色着色), ''nikomi-chakushoku'' (煮込み着色) or ''niage'' (煮上げ) is an historically Japanese patination process, responsible for the c ...

( 新納氏) – cadet branch of

Shimazu clan The were the '' daimyō'' of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan. The Shimazu were identified as one of the '' tozama'' or outsider ''daimyō'' familiesAppert, Georges ''et al.'' (1888). in cont ...

of the

Satsuma Domain The , briefly known as the , was a domain (''han'') of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1602 to 1871. The Satsuma Domain was based at Kagoshima Castle in Satsuma Province, the core of the modern city of Kagoshima, l ...

who descended from

. * Nakamura clan ( :ja:中村) *

Nanbu clan The was a Japanese samurai clan who ruled most of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period through the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The Nanbu claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji of Kai ...

( 南部氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from

. *

Nijō family is a Japanese aristocratic kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Nijō," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 42 retrieved 2013-7-7. The Nijō was a branch of the Fuj ...

( 二条家) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. *

( 新田氏) – descended from

; famous for

Nitta Yoshisada was a samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan. He was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period. He famously marched on Kamakura, besieging ...

. * Niwa clan ( 丹羽氏) – cadet branch of Kodama clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke (disputed); no direct relation to the Isshiki-descent Niwa clan ( 丹羽氏). * Niwa clan ( 丹羽氏) – cadet branch of Isshiki clan who descended from

; no direct relation to the Kodama-descent Niwa clan ( 丹羽氏). Oda emblem

Oda clan The is a Japanese samurai family who were daimyo and an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they had the climax of their fame under Oda Nobunaga and fell from the spotlight soon after, sever ...

( 織田氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi; famous for

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

. * Ôishi clan of Ako ( 大石氏) – descended from the

. The name Oishi comes from 'Oishi no sho' in Omi province. Famous for

Ōishi Yoshio was the chamberlain ( karō) of the Akō Domain in Harima Province (now Hyōgo Prefecture), Japan (1679 - 1701). He is known as the leader of the Forty-seven Rōnin in their 1702 revenge vendetta and thus the hero of the '' Chūshingura''. He ...

. * Ôishi clan of Shinano ( 大石氏) – descended from the

through the Numata clan. The name Oishi comes from 'Oishi go', in Shinano province. * Ôishi clan of Musashi ( 大石氏) – descended from the Kiso clan (

). * Ōkōchi clan ( 大河内氏) – descended from

. *

Ōta clan The was samurai kin group which rose to prominence in Sengoku and Edo period Japan.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' -- Ōta, pp. 48 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.' ...

– descended from

; famous for Ōta Dōkan. *

( 小笠原氏) – cadet branch of

descended from

* Ōtomo clan ( 大友氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke; no direct relation to the ancient Ōtomo clan ( 大友氏) or Ōtomo clan ( 大伴氏); famous for

Ōtomo Sōrin , also known as Fujiwara no Yoshishige (藤原義鎮) and Ōtomo Yoshishige (大友義鎮), was a Japanese feudal lord (''daimyō'') of the Ōtomo clan, one of the few to have converted to Roman Catholicism (Christianity). The eldest son of , he ...

. *

Ōuchi clan was one of the most powerful and important families in Western Japan during the reign of the Ashikaga shogunate in the 12th to 14th centuries. Their domains, ruled from the castle town of Yamaguchi, comprised six provinces at their height, and ...

( 大内氏) – descended from

Tatara clan Tatara (Manchu: ; ) was a clan of Manchu nobility. After the demise of the dynasty, some of its descendants sinicized their clan name to the Chinese surnames ''Tang'' (唐), ''Tan'' (譚), ''Shu'' (舒) or ''Song'' (松). Notable figures Males ...

and claim to descend from the royal house of

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder J ...

. * Rokkaku clan ( 六角氏) – cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from

. *

Sagara clan The Sagara clan (相良氏, ''Sagara-shi'') was a Japanese samurai clan of Daimyo, daimyos. They were a Military alliance, tactical ally of the Shimazu clan. In the Edo period, they became the daimyo of the Hitoyoshi Domain and ruled until the Me ...

( 相良氏) – descended from Fujiwara Nanke. * Saitō clan ( 斉藤氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for Saitō Dōsan. * Sakai clan ( 酒井氏) – cadet branch of

, by the

descended from

. * Sakuma clan ( 佐久間氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from Kanmu Heishi. *

Sanada clan The is a Japanese clan. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003).html" ;"title="DF 56 of 80">("Sanada," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 52 DF_56_of_80">("S_...

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(:ja:真田氏">真田氏) – descended from

(disputed); famous for Sanada Nobushige who is more commonly known as Sanada Yukimura. * Sanjō family (:ja:三条家, 三条家) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke; famous for

Sanjō Sanetomi Prince was a Japanese Imperial court noble and statesman at the time of the Meiji Restoration. He held many high-ranking offices in the Meiji government. Biography Born in Kyoto, Sanjō was the son of ''Naidaijin'' Sanjō Sanetsumu. He he ...

. * Sasaki clan ( 佐々木氏) – descended from

. *

Satake clan The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. Its first power base was in Hitachi Province. The clan was subdued by Minamoto no Yoritomo in the late 12th century, but later entered Yoritomo's service as vass ...

( 佐竹氏) – descended from

. * Satomi clan ( 里見氏) – descended from

. *

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(:ja:斯波氏">斯波氏) – cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from

* Shimizu clan of Mino ( 清水氏) – descended from

of the

. * Shimizu clan of Bicchu ( 清水氏) – descended from the

. * Shimizu clan of Izu ( 清水氏) – descended from the

. * Shimizu clan of Dewa ( 清水氏) – cadet branch of the Mogami clan and through the

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from the Ashikaga clan (

). *

(:ja:">島津氏) – also known as Satsuma Clan; descended from

. * Shinmen clan ( 新免氏) – also known as Shimmen clan; cadet branch of

who descended from Murakami Genji. *

( 少弐氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. *

Sō clan were a Japanese clan claiming descent from Taira no Tomomori. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Toki," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 56 retrieved 2013-5-10. The clan go ...

( 宗氏) – descended from Koremune clan. * Sogō clan ( 十河氏) – descended from Emperor Keikō. Japanese crest Suwa Kajinoha(White background)

Sōma clan The was a Japanese samurai clan who ruled the northern Hamadōri region of southern Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period through the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The Sōma claime ...

( 相馬氏) – cadet branch of Chiba clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. ** Sōma clan of Ōshū ( 奥州相馬氏) – head family. ** Sōma clan of Shimōsa ( 下総相馬氏) – cadet branch. *

Suda clan The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; grc-x-medieval, Σοῦδα, Soûda; la, Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας) or Souidas ...

( :ja:須田) – famous for being a clan of

, and martial art practitioners. While the northeastern and west-central family branches state that they are descended from the Minamoto clan through the Inoue family, the family branch in Okinawa has the legend that they are descendants of the

Japanese dragon Japanese dragons (, ''Nihon no ryū'') are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from China, Korea and the Indian subcontinent. The ...

(Nihon ryū). *

Sue clan Sue or SUE may refer to: Music * Sue Records, an American record label * ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus * " Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie Places * Sue Islet (Queensland), one of the Torres Straits isl ...

( 陶氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from

. famous for

Sue Harukata was a samurai who served as a senior retainer of the Ōuchi clan in the Sengoku period in Japan. He was the second son of Sue Okifusa, a senior retainer of the Ōuchi clan. His childhood name was Goro, and previously had the name Takafusa (). ...

. * Sugi clan ( 杉氏) – cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from

; famous for Yoshida Shōin. *

Suwa clan The , also known as the Jin or Miwa clan (神氏, ''Miwa uji / Miwa-shi'' or ''Jinshi'') was a Japanese '' shake'' and samurai family. Originating from the area encompassing Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (modern-day Nagano Prefecture), it was ...

( 諏訪氏) – more or less unknown ancestors, many believed Suwa descended from

through Minamoto no Tsunetomo. * Tachibana clan ( 立花氏) – cadet branch of Ōtomo clan, descended from

Ōtomo Yoshinao Ōtomo Yoshinao (大友能直, January 29, 1172 - December 20, 1223) was a Japanese samurai lord and ''gokenin'' of the early Kamakura period. He was a close retainer of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, even called his "matchless favorite", and s ...

; no direct relation to the ancient Tachibana clan ( 橘氏); famous for Tachibana Ginchiyo and her husband Tachibana Muneshige. Japanese Crest Takeda Hisi

Takanashi clan The Takanashi clan () of Shinano Province were direct descendants of Minamoto no Yorisue, son of Yorinobu. One of the grandsons of Yorisue soon on took the name Takanashi. Takanashi Tadanao was a noted retainer of the Minamoto clan during t ...

( 高梨氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from

(disputed). * Takaoka clan ( 高岡氏) – descended from

. * Takatsuji family ( 高辻家) – descended from

. *

Takatsukasa family is a Japanese aristocratic kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Nijō," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 58 retrieved 2013-8-13. The Takatsukasa was a branch of t ...

( 鷹司家) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. *

( 武田氏) – also known as Takeda clan of Kai; descended from

; famous for

Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great ...

. ** Takeda clan of Aki ( 安芸武田氏) – cadet branch. ** Takeda clan of Kazusa ( 上総武田氏) – cadet branch. ** Takeda clan of Wakasa ( 若狭武田氏) – cadet branch. Tokikikyo

Takenaka clan The is a Japanese family descended from the Seiwa Genji line's Toki branch. The family, with holdings in the Fuwa district of Mino Province, was founded by Iwate Shigeuji, who was the first to take the name Takenaka. Perhaps most famed du ...

( 竹中氏) – cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from

. * Takigawa clan ( 滝川氏) – descended from Ki clan or

Tomo clan Tomo may refer to: People Surname *Angele Tomo (born 1989), Cameroonian freestyle wrestler *Sutomo (1920-1981), also known as Bung Tomo, Indonesian military leader during the Indonesian National Revolution * Taite Te Tomo (1883–1939), Maori pol ...

(disputed). * Tanegashima clan ( 種子島氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi (disputed); famous for production of early

firearm A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions). The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes ...

s. * To clan ( 東氏) – cadet branch of the Chiba clan who descend from the

. *

Toda clan Toda may refer to: *Toda (surname), a Japanese surname *Queen Toda of Navarre (fl. 885–970) *Toda people *Toda language *Toda Embroidery *Toda lattice *Toda field theory *Oscillator Toda *Toda, Saitama, Japan * TODA Racing, who tune and race veh ...

( 戸田氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Tōdō clan ( 藤堂氏) – clan of humble origins founded by

Tōdō Takatora was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of Tōdō clan from the Azuchi–Momoyama to Edo periods. He rose from relatively humble origins as an ashigaru (a light foot soldier) to become a ''daimyō''. Biography During his lifetime he changed his feudal ...

, who was a highly trusted commander under

and

. * Toki clan ( 土岐氏) – descended from the Settsu Genji, branch of

. *

( 徳川氏) – descended from

from

; famous for

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...

** Tokugawa Shōgun family ( 徳川将軍家) – head family. *** Tokugawa family of Kōfu ( 甲府徳川家) – descended from

Tokugawa Tsunashige was the third son of Tokugawa Iemitsu. His mother was Iemitsu's concubine Onatsu no Kata. His childhood name was Chomatsu (長松). When Iemitsu died in 1651, he was only 8 years old. After he was given Kofu Domain, he remained there until hi ...

, 3rd son of

Tokugawa Iemitsu Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光, August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third '' shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, w ...

. *** Tokugawa family of Tatebayashi ( 館林徳川家) – descended from

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, as well as the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.Nussbaum, Louis-Fr ...

. *** Tokugawa Yoshinobu family ( 徳川慶喜家) – descended from

Tokugawa Yoshinobu Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned of his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming ...

. ** Gosanke ( 御三家) ***

Tokugawa family of Kishū Tokugawa may refer to: * Tokugawa era, an alternative term for the Edo period, 1603 to 1868 * Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan during the Edo period ** Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan ***Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), most n ...

( 紀州徳川家) – also known as Kii Tokugawa family; descended from

Tokugawa Yorinobu was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. Born under the name Nagatomimaru (長福丸), he was the 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, by his concubine Kageyama-dono. On December 8, 1603, Yorinobu received the fief of Mito, then rated at 20 ...

, 10th son of

; famous for

Tokugawa Yoshimune was the eighth '' shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lineage Yoshi ...

and

Tokugawa Iemochi (July 17, 1846 – August 29, 1866) was the 14th ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1858 to 1866. During his reign there was much internal turmoil as a result of the "re-opening" of Japan to western nations. ...

. *** Tokugawa family of Mito ( 水戸徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Yorifusa, 11th son of

; famous for

Tokugawa Mitsukuni , also known as , was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa (who in turn was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu) and succeeded him, becoming the sec ...

. **** Tokugawa family of Matsudo ( 松戸徳川家) – cadet branch of Tokugawa family of Mito. ***

Tokugawa family of Owari The is a branch of the Tokugawa clan, and it is the seniormost house of the ''Gosanke'' ("three honourable houses of the Tokugawa").尾張徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Yoshinao, 9th son of

. ** Gosankyō ( 御三卿) Japanese Crest Uesugi Sasa

*** Tokugawa family of Hitotsubashi ( 一橋徳川家) – descended from

Tokugawa Munetada was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period who was the founder of the Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family, one of the Gosankyō, the three lesser branches of the Tokugawa family. He was the fourth son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shōgun with hi ...

, 4th son of

. *** Tokugawa family of Shimizu ( 清水徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, 2nd son of

Tokugawa Ieshige Tokugawa Ieshige; 徳川家重 (January 28, 1712 – July 13, 1761) was the ninth '' shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. The first son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, his mother was the daughter of Ōkubo Tadanao, known as Osuma no kata ...

. *** Tokugawa family of Tayasu ( 田安徳川家) – descended from Tokugawa Munetake, 2nd son of

. * Tomuro clan ( 戸室氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. *

Torii clan was a Japanese daimyo family of the Sengoku and Edo periods. History Yukinori, the founder of the Watari clan and the Torii clan, was from a family of Kumano Gongen Shinto priests in Kii Province. He was given the family name of Taira from Ta ...

( 鳥井氏) – descended from Taira no Yukinori. *

( 豊臣氏) – given to

and his family. Goshichi_no_kiri_inverted

Tsugaru clan The was a Japanese samurai clan who ruled the northwestern half of what is now Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The Tsugaru were ''daimyō'' of Hirosaki Domain and its semi-subsidiary, ...

( 津軽氏) – also known as Ōura clan; descended from Fujiwara Hokke. * Tsuru clan ( Miyako-Todomaru) – descended from Takeda Kai clan.Guardians of

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...

(Miyako) the Capital city. *

Tsutsui clan Tsutsui clan is a Japanese clan originating during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. Throughout the time of the 16th century, the Tsutsui clan would mainly control the Yamato Province, due to the efforts of the feudal lord ('' daimyō'' ...

( 筒井氏) – descended from

; famous for Tsutsui Junkei. *

Uesugi clan The is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries). Appert, Georges. (1888) ''Ancien Japon,'' p. 79./ref> At its height, the clan had three main branc ...

( 上杉氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. ** Uesugi family of Inukake ( 犬懸上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Norifuji. **

Uesugi family of Ōgigayatsu Uesugi (sometimes written ''Uyesugi'') is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: People * Uesugi clan, a Japanese samurai clan **Uesugi Akisada, (1454–1510), a samurai of the Uesugi clan **Uesugi Harunori (1751–1822), a Ja ...

( 扇谷上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Shigeaki. ** Uesugi family of Takuma ( 宅間上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Shigeyoshi. ** Uesugi family of Yamanouchi ( 山内上杉家) – descended from Uesugi Noriaki; famous for

. *** Uesugi family of Fukaya ( 深谷上杉家) – also known as Kobanawa Uesugi family; descended from Uesugi Norifusa. *

Ukita clan The Ukita clan (宇喜多氏, ''Ukita-shi'') was a Japanese samurai clan of daimyos. The Ukita clan ruled Bizen Province and Bingo Province etc in the late Sengoku period. History The Ukita were a local samurai clan in Bizen but became powerful ...

( 宇喜多氏) – descended from Kojima Takanori of

; famous for

Ukita Hideie was the ''daimyō'' of Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture), and one of the council of Five Elders appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Son of Ukita Naoie, he married Gōhime, a daughter of Maeda Toshiie. Having fought ag ...

. * Urakami clan ( 浦上氏) – descended from Emperor Kōgen by the Ki clan. Japanese Crest Watanabe Hosi

( 宇都宮氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. ** Utsunomiya clan of Shimotsuke ( 下野宇都宮氏) – head family. ** Utsunomiya clan of Buzen ( 豊前宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. ** Utsunomiya clan of Chikugo ( 筑後宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. ** Utsunomiya clan of Iyo ( 伊予宇都宮氏) – cadet branch. *

Wakiya clan Wakiya (written: 脇谷 or 脇屋) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese chef See also * 5847 Wakiya, main-belt asteroid {{surname, Wakiya Japanese-language surnames ...

( 脇屋氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from

. * Watanabe clan ( 渡辺) – descended from the Saga Genji. * Yagyū clan ( 柳生氏) – descended from

; famous for their swordsmanship called Yagyū Shinkage-ryū. * Yamana clan ( 山名氏) – cadet branch of

who descended from

. * Yamanouchi clan ( 山内氏) – also known as Yamanouchi Sudō clan, descended from Fujiwara Hokke. ** Yamanouchi clan of Bingo ( 備後山内氏) – head family. ** Yamanouchi clan of Ōshū ( 奥州山内氏) – cadet branch. **

Yamanouchi clan of Tosa Yamauchi or Yamanouchi (やまうち or やまのうち, lit. "inside mountains") is a Japanese surname. Either name is written in kanji as 山内 while Yamanouchi can also be written as 山ノ内. Notable people with the surname include: * Yaman ...

( 土佐山内氏) – cadet branch; famous for

Yamauchi Kazutoyo , also spelled Yamanouchi (1545/1546? – November 1, 1605). He was retainer of Oda Nobunaga and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His father Yamauchi Moritoyo, was a descendant of Fujiwara no Hidesato, a senior retainer of the Iwakura Oda clan (o ...

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Yanagisawa clan The was a Japanese samurai clan who rose to prominence under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The main branch of the clan ruled as '' daimyō'' of Yamato-Kōriyama Domain in Yamato Province (150,120 ''koku'') until the Meiji restoration, a ...

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Yūki clan is a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Yūki," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', pp. 71–72 retrieved 2013-5-6. History The Yūki claim descent fr ...

( 結城氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Japanese Crest mitu Tomoe Old design

** Yūki clan of Shimousa ( 下総結城氏) – head family. ** Yūki clan of Shirakawa (:ja:白河結城氏, 白河結城氏) – cadet branch.

Zaibatsu

Zaibatsu were the industrial and financial Vertical integration, vertically integrated business Conglomerate (company), conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period until the end of World War II. * Iwasaki family (:ja:岩崎家, 岩崎家) – founder of Mitsubishi; descended from

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* Mitsui family (:ja:三井家, 三井家) – founder of Mitsui; descended from Fujiwara Hokke. However, Mitsui Takatoshi's great-great grandfather's father was originally from the Rokkaku clan and had married into the early Mitsui family. * Sumitomo family (:ja:住友家, 住友家) – founder of Sumitomo; descended from Kanmu Heishi

Sacerdotal clans

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* Urabe clan

Ryukyu

Ryukyuan people are not Yamato people, but the Ryukyu Islands have been part of Japan since 1879. Hidari gomon

Ryukyuan dynasties: * Tenson Dynasty (:ja:天孫王朝, 天孫王朝) – legendary dynasty (ended 12th century) * Shunten Dynasty (:ja:舜天王統, 舜天王統) – first dynasty of Ryukyu (1187–1259) * Eiso Dynasty (:ja:英祖王統, 英祖王統) – second dynasty of Ryukyu (1260–1354) * Haniji Dynasty (:ja:怕尼芝王統, 怕尼芝王統) – kings of Hokuzan (1314–1416) * Ōzato Dynasty (:ja:大里王統, 大里王統) – kings of Nanzan (1314–1429) * Satto Dynasty (:ja:察度王統, 察度王統) – kings of Chūzan (1355–1407) * First Shō Dynasty (:ja:第一尚氏, 第一尚氏) – kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1407–1469) * Minshi Kameya family (:ja:明氏亀谷家, 明氏亀谷家) – descended from Shō Toku, last king of the First Shō Dynasty. * Second Shō Dynasty (:ja:第二尚氏, 第二尚氏) – kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1469–present)

Toraijin (渡来人)

Torajin is used to describe migrants in many contexts, from the original migration of a Yamato peoples to more recent migrants. According to the book ''Shinsen Shōjiroku'' compiled in 815, a total 326 out of 1,182 families in the Kinai area on Honshū were regarded as people with foreign genealogy. The book specifically mentions 163 were from China, 104 such families from

, 41 from Goguryeo, 9 from Silla, and 9 from Gaya confederacy, Gaya. These families are not inheritnly considered noble, but rather notable

Baekje

* Asukabe clan (:ja:飛鳥部氏, 飛鳥部氏) – descended from Buyeo Gonji, younger brother of King Munju of Baekje and son of King Gaero of Baekje. * Fuha clan (:ja:不破氏, 不破氏) * Funa clan (:ja:船氏, 船氏) – 무령왕 금제관식

* Hirota clan (:ja:廣田氏, 廣田氏) * Ka clan (:ja:賈氏, 賈氏) * Kaguyama clan (:ja:香山氏, 香山氏) * Kazurai clan (:ja:葛井氏, 葛井氏) * Kinunui clan (:ja:衣縫氏, 衣縫氏) * Kudara no Konikishi clan (:ja:百済王氏, 百済王氏) – descended from Zenkō (善光 or 禅広), son of the last king of Baekje, King Uija. Kudarao Shrine

** Mimatsu clan (:ja:三松氏, 三松氏) – cadet branch of Kudara no Konikishi clan. ** Miyake clan (:ja:三宅氏, 三宅氏) – cadet branch of Kudara no Konikishi clan. Miyake-rimpo crest rev

( 大内氏) – descended from Prince Imseong, third son of King Seong of Baekje. Japanese Crest Oouchi Hisi

( 陶氏) – cadet branch of Ōuchi clan. ** Washizu clan (:ja:鷲頭氏, 鷲頭氏) – cadet branch of Ōuchi clan. ** Yamaguchi clan (:ja:山口氏, 山口氏) – cadet branch of Ōuchi clan. * Sakata clan (:ja:坂田氏, 坂田氏) * Sugano clan (:ja:菅野氏, 菅野氏) * Tsu clan (:ja:津氏, 津氏) * Yamato clan, Yamato no Fuhito clan (:ja:和氏, 和史氏) – descended from Prince Junda, son of King Muryeong of Baekje. ** Takano clan (:ja:高野氏, 高野氏) – cadet branch of Yamato clan, famous for Takano no Niigasa.

Goguryeo

* Kifumi clan (:ja:黄文氏, 黄文氏) – descended from King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo. * Koma clan (:ja:高麗氏, 高麗氏) – descended from Jakkō, son of the last of Goguryeo, King Bojang of Goguryeo. * Kuwabara clan (:ja:桑原氏, 桑原氏) * Sena clan (:ja:背奈氏, 背奈氏) – descended from Sena no Fukutoku (背奈福徳), son of King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo. * Toyohara clan (:ja:豊原氏, 豊原氏) * Yasaka clan (:ja:八坂氏, 八坂氏) * Yahamara clan (:ja:八坂氏豊原氏, 八坂氏豊原氏)

Silla

* Fushimaru clan (:ja:伏丸氏, 伏丸氏) * Hine clan (:ja:日根氏, 日根氏) * Itoi clan (:ja:糸井氏, 糸井氏) – descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century. * Maki clan (:ja:真城氏, 真城氏) * Tachibanamori clan (:ja:橘守氏, 橘守氏) – descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century. * Tajima clan (:ja:但馬氏, 但馬氏) – descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century. * Unabara clan (:ja:海原氏, 海原氏)

Gaya

* Arara clan (:ja:荒荒氏, 荒荒氏) * Hirata clan (:ja:辟田氏, 辟田氏) – descended from Tsunugaarashito (都怒我阿羅斯等), a prince of Gaya confederacy, Gaya. * Karabito clan (:ja:韓人氏, 韓人氏) * Michita clan (:ja:道田氏, 道田氏) * Ōchi clan (:ja:大市氏, 大市氏) – descended from Tsunugaarashito (都怒我阿羅斯等), a prince of Gaya confederacy, Gaya. *

(:ja:多多良氏, 多多良氏) – descended from Tsunugaarashito (都怒我阿羅斯等), a prince of Gaya confederacy, Gaya. * Toyotsu clan (:ja:豊津氏, 豊津氏)

China

* Hata tribe, Hata clan (:ja:秦氏, 秦氏) – descended from Prince Yuzuki no Kimi, a descendant of Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Chinese Qin dynasty. ** Chōshi clan (:ja:調子氏, 調子氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Chōsokabe clan (:ja:長宗我部氏, 長宗我部氏) – descended from Hata tribe, Hata clan (disputed); famous for Chōsokabe Motochika. Nanatsukatabami

** Fujiki clan (:ja:藤木氏, 藤木氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Hakura clan (:ja:羽倉氏, 羽倉氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Hirata clan (:ja:平田氏, 平田氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Kada clan (:ja:荷田氏, 荷田氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Kawakatsu clan (:ja:川勝氏, 川勝氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan, named after Hata no Kawakatsu. Kugi nuki01

** Matsumuro clan (:ja:松室氏, 松室氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Matsuo clan (:ja:松尾氏, 松尾氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Matsushita clan (:ja:松下氏, 松下氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Mikami clan (:ja:三上氏, 三上氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Minami clan (:ja:南氏, 南氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Mokusei clan (木星) – cadet branch of the Hata Clan. ** Nishiōji clan (:ja:西大路氏, 西大路氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Obata clan (:ja:小畑氏, 小畑氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Ōkura clan (:ja:大蔵氏, 大蔵氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Ōnishi clan (:ja:大西氏, 大西氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Seo clan (:ja:瀬尾氏, 瀬尾氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Tōgi clan (:ja:東儀氏, 東儀氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. ** Tsuchiyama clan (:ja:土山氏, 土山氏) – cadet branch of Hata clan. * Kawachi no Fumi clan (:ja:西文氏, 西文氏) – descended from the scholar Wani (scholar), Wani, ultimately from Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Gaozu of the Chinese

. * Koremune clan (:ja:惟宗氏, 惟宗氏) – lateral branch of the Hata clan, descended from Prince Kōman-Ō of the Chinese Qin dynasty. * Ōtomo clan (:ja:大友氏 (古代), 大友氏) – descended from Tei (称), a descendant of Emperor Xian of Han; no direct relation to the native Ōtomo clan ( 大伴氏) or feudal Ōtomo clan ( 大友氏). * Takamuko clan (:ja:高向氏, 高向氏) – descended from Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of the Chinese Cao Wei dynasty; famous for Takamuko no Kuromaro. * Yamato no Aya clan (:ja:東漢氏, 東漢氏) – descended from Achi no omi, a great-grandchild of Emperor Ling of Han of the Chinese

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( 秋月氏) – cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan. Mon Akizuki

** Haruda clan (:ja:原田氏, 原田氏) – cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan. **

( 井上氏) – there is a branch of Yamato no Aya clan with the name Inoue; they are different from the Seiwa Genji

. ** Kawachi no Aya clan (:ja:西漢氏, 西漢氏) – cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan. ** Ōkura clan (:ja:大蔵氏, 大蔵氏) – cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan. ** Sakanoue clan (:ja:坂上氏, 坂上氏) – cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan. ** Tamura clan (:ja:田村氏, 田村氏) – cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan. ** Yamato no Fumi clan (:ja:東文氏, 東文氏) – not a branch of the Yamato no Aya clan.

Notes

References

* Newell, William Hare. (1976)
''Ancestors.''
Walter de Gruyter. ; {{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese Clans Japanese clans, * Clans