Japanese Clans

Sanada Clan

Sanada Clan

The Sanada clan (真田氏 Sanada-shi) is a Japanese clan that long resided in the domain of Matsushiro, corresponding to modern Nagano Prefecture. Sanada Clan History The Sanada family was originally...

Sanada Clan

The Sanada clan (真田氏 Sanada-shi) is a Japanese clan that long resided in the domain of Matsushiro, corresponding to modern Nagano Prefecture. Sanada Clan History The Sanada family was originally...

Miyoshi Clan

Miyoshi Clan

The Miyoshi clan (三好氏) was an ancient Japanese family from the Awa province of Shikoku Island.This family was descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880) and the Minamoto Clan; it was also...

Miyoshi Clan

The Miyoshi clan (三好氏) was an ancient Japanese family from the Awa province of Shikoku Island.This family was descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880) and the Minamoto Clan; it was also...

Kobayakawa Clan

Kobayakawa Clan

The Kobayakawa clan (小早川氏, Kobayakawa-shi) was a samurai family of the Sengoku period that owned land in Aki province. In the mid-16th century they, like the Kikkawa of the same...

Kobayakawa Clan

The Kobayakawa clan (小早川氏, Kobayakawa-shi) was a samurai family of the Sengoku period that owned land in Aki province. In the mid-16th century they, like the Kikkawa of the same...

Shimazu Clan

Shimazu Clan‎

The Shimazu clan (島津) refers to the clan name of the daimyō of the Satsuma region (han), which spanned the Japanese provinces of Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga. Shimazu Clan‎ History...

Shimazu Clan‎

The Shimazu clan (島津) refers to the clan name of the daimyō of the Satsuma region (han), which spanned the Japanese provinces of Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga. Shimazu Clan‎ History...

Tokugawa Clan

Tokugawa Clan

The Tokugawa clan (徳川氏, Tokugawa-shi) is a powerful Japanese family of daimyos. Its members are theoretically descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880) and form a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa-Genji)...

Tokugawa Clan

The Tokugawa clan (徳川氏, Tokugawa-shi) is a powerful Japanese family of daimyos. Its members are theoretically descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880) and form a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa-Genji)...

Minamoto Clan

Minamoto Clan

The Minamoto clan (源, Minamoto-shi) was one of the four clans that dominated the politics of Japan during the Heian era, the other three being the Fujiwara, Taira and Tachibana....

Minamoto Clan

The Minamoto clan (源, Minamoto-shi) was one of the four clans that dominated the politics of Japan during the Heian era, the other three being the Fujiwara, Taira and Tachibana....