Japanese Clans

Kikuchi Clan

Kikuchi Clan

The Kikuchi clan (菊池氏 Kikuchi-shi) was a clan in feudal Japan descended from the Fujiwara family that ruled Higo province (Kyūshū) during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods. The clan is...

Kikuchi Clan

The Kikuchi clan (菊池氏 Kikuchi-shi) was a clan in feudal Japan descended from the Fujiwara family that ruled Higo province (Kyūshū) during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods. The clan is...

Maeda Clan

Maeda Clan

The Maeda clan (前田氏 Maeda-shi) was a samurai clan of Japan during the Sengoku era and mainly dominated the Hokuriku region until the Meiji renewal. Maeda Clan Origins The origins...

Maeda Clan

The Maeda clan (前田氏 Maeda-shi) was a samurai clan of Japan during the Sengoku era and mainly dominated the Hokuriku region until the Meiji renewal. Maeda Clan Origins The origins...

Ikeda Clan

Ikeda Clan

The Ikeda Clan (池田氏 Ikeda-shi) was a clan of feudal Japan in Owari Province (and specifically in the domains of Tottori and Okayama) that claimed to be descended from Minamoto...

Ikeda Clan

The Ikeda Clan (池田氏 Ikeda-shi) was a clan of feudal Japan in Owari Province (and specifically in the domains of Tottori and Okayama) that claimed to be descended from Minamoto...

Asakura Clan

Asakura Clan

Asakura Clan History The Asakura clan (朝倉氏), are the descendants of Prince Kusakabe (662-689), son of Emperor Tenmu (631-686).Exponents of the clan settled in Tajima province during the Heian period...

Asakura Clan

Asakura Clan History The Asakura clan (朝倉氏), are the descendants of Prince Kusakabe (662-689), son of Emperor Tenmu (631-686).Exponents of the clan settled in Tajima province during the Heian period...

Sagara Clan

Sagara Clan

The Sagara Clan (相良氏 Sagara-shi?) was a samurai clan of medieval Japan in Higo Province. Sagara Clan History The Sagara family was, during the Edo period, a tozama daimyō clan...

Sagara Clan

The Sagara Clan (相良氏 Sagara-shi?) was a samurai clan of medieval Japan in Higo Province. Sagara Clan History The Sagara family was, during the Edo period, a tozama daimyō clan...

Soga Clan

Soga Clan

The Soga clan (蘇我氏 Soga uji) was one of the most powerful clans of the Asuka period of early Japanese states and played an important role in the spread of...

Soga Clan

The Soga clan (蘇我氏 Soga uji) was one of the most powerful clans of the Asuka period of early Japanese states and played an important role in the spread of...