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Japanese clan 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 He ...

that emerged during the

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

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The clan claims descent from Taira clan through the Miura clan. Sometimes the kanji Kan-on characters "芦名" and "葦名" are used also. The name came from the area called Ashina in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture. There were two branches of the clan: and . Sagami-Ashina originated when Miura Yoshitsugu's third son adopted the name Ashina. Aizu-Ashina was descended from Miura Yoshiaki's son Sawara Yoshitsuru. During the

Muromachi period The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by t ...

the clan claimed the

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 ...

Aizu is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. The princip ...

. In 1589 the clan suffered a severe loss against

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 all ...

at the

Battle of Suriagehara was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. It was fought at a field called Suriagehara, whose modern location is split between the towns of Inawashiro and Bandai in Fukushima Prefecture. Background The Battle of Suriageha ...

, leading to the demise of the clan.

In Popular Media

The Ashina play a prominent role in Futaroh Yamada's novel ''Yagyu Ninpocho'' where, following their defeat by Masamune, they went into hiding only to emerge years later as

shinobi A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included reconnaissance, espionage, infiltration, deception, ambush, bodyguarding and their fighting skills in martial arts, including ninjutsu.Kawakami, pp. 21� ...

in service to the daimyō of Aizu. They also appear in the 2019 video game '' Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice'', which takes place in a fantasy version of the Sengoku Jidai. One other appearance of the clan is in '' Total War: Shogun 2''. They are a non playable clan that the player may interact with.

List of Head Family

* (Founder) Miura Yoshiaki (1092–1180) # Sawara Yoshitsura, son of Yoshiaki # Sawara Moritsura, son of Yoshitsura # Ashina Mitsumori, son of Yoshitsura # Ashina Yasumori, nephew of Mitsumori # Ashina Morimune, son of Yasumori # Ashina Morikazu (1285–1335), son of Morimune # Ashina Naomori (1323–1391), brother of Morikazu # Ashina Norimori (1346–1407), son of Naomori # Ashina Morimune (1386–1434), son of Norimori # Ashina Morihisa (1416–1444), son of Morimune # Ashina Morinobu (1408–1451), brother of Morihisa # Ashina Moriakira (1431–1466), son of Morinobu # Ashina Moritaka (1448–1558), son of Moriakira # Ashina Morishige (1482–1521), son of Moritaka #

Ashina Morikiyo was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period, who was the head of the Ashina clan. Family * Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather: Ashina Morimune * Great-great-great-great-grandfather: Ashina Naomori (1323–1391) * Great-great-great-g ...

(1490–1553), brother of Morishige #

Ashina Moriuji was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Azuchi–Momoyama period The was the final phase of the in Japanese history from 1568 to 1600. After the outbreak of the Ōnin War in 1467, the power of the Ashikaga Shogunate effectively collapsed, marking ...

(1521–1561), son of Morikiyo # Ashina Morioki (1547–1574), son of Moriuji #

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(1561–1584), brother of Morioki # Ashina Kameomaru (1584–1586), son of Moritaka # Ashina Yoshihiro (1575–1631), descendant of Sawara Yoshitsura’s brother. # Ashina Moritoshi (1631–1651), son of Yoshihiro # Ashina Sentsurumaru (1650–1653), son of Moritoshi

References

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