Japanese Clans

Kuroda Clan

Kuroda Clan

The Kuroda clan (黒田氏, Kuroda-shi) is a Japanese clan that becomes important in the Sengoku period. Kuroda Clan Origins The Kuroda clan traces its origins to the province of Tōtōmi....

Kuroda Clan

The Kuroda clan (黒田氏, Kuroda-shi) is a Japanese clan that becomes important in the Sengoku period. Kuroda Clan Origins The Kuroda clan traces its origins to the province of Tōtōmi....

Ogasawara Clan

Ogasawara Clan

The Ogasawara Clan ( 小笠原氏 Ogasawara-shi) was a samurai clan that descended from the Seiwa Genji . The Ogasawara served as Shugos (governors) of Shinano Province in the Kamakura, Muromachi,...

Ogasawara Clan

The Ogasawara Clan ( 小笠原氏 Ogasawara-shi) was a samurai clan that descended from the Seiwa Genji . The Ogasawara served as Shugos (governors) of Shinano Province in the Kamakura, Muromachi,...

Matsumae Clan

Matsumae Clan‎

The Matsumae Clan (松前氏 Matsumae-shi) was a Japanese clan that was granted the area of Hakodate and vicinity in Hokkaido as a border mark in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They...

Matsumae Clan‎

The Matsumae Clan (松前氏 Matsumae-shi) was a Japanese clan that was granted the area of Hakodate and vicinity in Hokkaido as a border mark in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They...

Nanbu Clan

Nanbu Clan

The Nanbu clan (南部氏 Nanbu-shi) was a Japanese clan that ruled much of the northern part of the Tōhoku region for over 700 years, from the Kamakura shogunate until the...

Nanbu Clan

The Nanbu clan (南部氏 Nanbu-shi) was a Japanese clan that ruled much of the northern part of the Tōhoku region for over 700 years, from the Kamakura shogunate until the...

Mōri Clan

Mōri Clan

The Mōri Clan (毛利氏 Mōri-shi) was a family of daimyō, descended from Ōe no Hiromoto and settled in Aki province. Their name is derived from a shōen in Mōri, Aikō...

Mōri Clan

The Mōri Clan (毛利氏 Mōri-shi) was a family of daimyō, descended from Ōe no Hiromoto and settled in Aki province. Their name is derived from a shōen in Mōri, Aikō...

Satake Clan

Satake Clan

The Satake clan (佐竹氏, Satake-shi) is a Japanese samurai clan that claims descent from the Minamoto clan. Its first headquarters is in Hitachi province.The clan was subdued by Minamoto no...

Satake Clan

The Satake clan (佐竹氏, Satake-shi) is a Japanese samurai clan that claims descent from the Minamoto clan. Its first headquarters is in Hitachi province.The clan was subdued by Minamoto no...