Kikkawa clan
The Kikkawa clan (吉川氏, Kikkawa-shi) was a prominent samurai clan of Japan's Sengoku period. The most famous member of the clan is likely Kikkawa Motoharu (1530-1586), one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's generals, who was adopted into the family. Along with the Kobayakawa clan, the Kikkawa played an important role in Hideyoshi's Kyūshū Campaign (1586-7), and later became daimyō in Izumo Province and Iwakuni after that.
| Kikkawa clan 吉川氏 | |
|---|---|
Kikkawa clan mon | |
| Home province | Izumo Aki Suō |
| Parent house | Fujiwara clan (平氏) Kudō clan (工藤氏) Irie clan (入江氏) |
| Titles | Various |
| Founder | Kikkawa Tsuneyoshi (吉川経義) |
| Final ruler | Kikkawa Tsunetake (吉川経健) |
| Founding year | 12th century |
| Dissolution | still extant |
| Ruled until | 1868 (Meiji Restoration) |
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