Ashikaga clan (Fujiwara)
The Ashikaga clan (足利氏, -shi) 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 no direct relation to the samurai Ashikaga clan which ruled Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate from 1333 to 1587 and which was descended from the Minamoto clan.
| Ashikaga clan 足利氏 | |
|---|---|
| Home province | Shimotsuke |
| Parent house | Fujiwara clan |
| Titles | Various |
| Founder | Fujiwara no Hidesato |
| Cadet branches | Yūki clan Oyama clan Shimokōbe clan Koyama clan Sano clan Ōgo clan Asonuma clan |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.