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The Miyoshi clan (???, -shi) is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa
Emperor Seiwa

Emperor Seiwa was the 56th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 858 through 876....
 (850-880) and the Minamoto clan
Minamoto clan

was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period on those of their sons and grandsons who were not considered eligible for the throne....
 (Seiwa-Genji). They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan
Ogasawara clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo of Shinano province in the medieval period , and as daimyo of territories on Kyushu during the Edo period ....
 and the Takeda clan.

At the beginning of the 14th century AD, Ogasawara Nagafusa settled in Shikoku. His descendant in the 8th generation settled in the district of Miyoshi (Awa province) and took the name of the place. They were great vassals of the Hosokawa clan
Hosokawa clan

The was a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa and a branch of the Minamoto clan, by the Ashikaga clan. It produced many prominent officials in the Ashikaga shogunate's administration....
 then all powerful in Shikoku.

During the Sengoku, they controlled several provinces, including Settsu
Settsu Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyogo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as Tsu province , or Sesshu ....
 and Awa
Awa Province

Awa Province can be:* Awa Province in modern-day Chiba Prefecture.* Awa Province in modern-day Tokushima Prefecture...
 (present-day Kinki region).






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The Miyoshi clan (???, -shi) is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa
Emperor Seiwa

Emperor Seiwa was the 56th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 858 through 876....
 (850-880) and the Minamoto clan
Minamoto clan

was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period on those of their sons and grandsons who were not considered eligible for the throne....
 (Seiwa-Genji). They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan
Ogasawara clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo of Shinano province in the medieval period , and as daimyo of territories on Kyushu during the Edo period ....
 and the Takeda clan.

At the beginning of the 14th century AD, Ogasawara Nagafusa settled in Shikoku. His descendant in the 8th generation settled in the district of Miyoshi (Awa province) and took the name of the place. They were great vassals of the Hosokawa clan
Hosokawa clan

The was a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa and a branch of the Minamoto clan, by the Ashikaga clan. It produced many prominent officials in the Ashikaga shogunate's administration....
 then all powerful in Shikoku.

During the Sengoku, they controlled several provinces, including Settsu
Settsu Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyogo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as Tsu province , or Sesshu ....
 and Awa
Awa Province

Awa Province can be:* Awa Province in modern-day Chiba Prefecture.* Awa Province in modern-day Tokushima Prefecture...
 (present-day Kinki region). Though they would fade from prominence, the Ogasawara
Ogasawara clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo of Shinano province in the medieval period , and as daimyo of territories on Kyushu during the Edo period ....
, a clan closely related to them, would continue as a major political force throughout the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
.

Among the retainers to the clan were Matsunaga Hisahide
Matsunaga Hisahide

Matsunaga Hisahide was a daimyo of Japan following the Sengoku period of the 16th century.A companion of Miyoshi Chokei, he was a retainer of Miyoshi Masanaga from the 1540s....
 and his son Hisamichi.

Notable clan members

  • Miyoshi Yukinaga
  • Miyoshi Nagahide
  • Miyoshi Motonaga
  • Miyoshi Nagayoshi
  • Miyoshi Yoshikata
    Miyoshi Yoshikata

    was a retainer beneath the clan of Miyoshi clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan. Yoshitaka was respectively a younger brother to Miyoshi Chokei and was perhaps better known by his relatives and comrades alike as Jikkyu....
  • Sogo Kazumasa
    Sogo Kazumasa

    , fourth son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who was a member of Miyoshi clan, daimyo of Kawachi province. Miyoshi Nagayoshi and Atagi Fuyuyasu are his brothers and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is his son....
  • Atagi Fuyuyasu
    Atagi Fuyuyasu

    was a Japanese samurai who lived in the Sengoku era. He was active in the Awaji Province region, and was also known as a poet....
  • Atagi Nobuyasu
    Atagi Nobuyasu

    was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was the nephew of Miyoshi Chokei....
  • Sogo Masayasu
  • Sogo Nagahide
  • Miyoshi Yoshitsugu
    Miyoshi Yoshitsugu

    , adopted son of Miyoshi Nagayoshi, was a samurai of the Sengoku period who was practically the last head of Miyoshi clan, daimyo of Kawachi province of Japan....
  • Miyoshi Nagaharu
  • Miyoshi Yoshioki
  • Miyoshi Nagayasu
  • Miyoshi Masayasu
  • Iwanari Tomomichi
    Iwanari Tomomichi

    was a Japanese samurai of the 16th century. Also known as Ishinari Tomomichi , he was a retainer of the Miyoshi clan, and held the title of Chikara-no-suke ....
  • Miyoshi Yasunaga
  • Miyoshi Masanaga
    Miyoshi Masanaga

    Miyoshi Masanaga was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, a member of the Miyoshi clan who served as daimyo of Awa province. He is remembered as the cousin of Miyoshi Chokei....
  • Miyoshi Hideyuki - Japan
    Japan

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    ese politician
    Politician

    A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
     of the Showa era.