Ikeda clan

Ikeda clan (Japanese: 池田氏, Hepburn: Ikeda-shi) was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021) of the Seiwa Genji. Minamoto no Yasumasa, the fourth generation descending from Yorimitsu, and younger brother of Minamoto no Yorimasa (1104-1180), was the first to call himself 'Ikeda'.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Ikeda.
Ikeda
池田
The emblem (mon) of the Minokuni branch of the Ikeda clan
Home province
  • Tottori Domain
  • Okayama Domain
Parent houseSeiwa Genji
TitlesVarious
FounderIkeda Yasumasa
Current headAtsuko Ikeda
Dissolutionstill extant

In the Edo period, several of the clan's branches were daimyō families, most notably of the Tottori Domain and Okayama Domain. Takamasa Ikeda, former head of the Okayama Ikeda house was the husband of Atsuko Ikeda, fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa. Inryoji Temple was built during the reign of Ikeda Tadakatsu.

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