Takaoka clan
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Fujiwara clan, Hatta Tomoie's descendant
This clan's origin is a descendant of Hatta clan in Hitachi Province. Hatta clan are descended directly from Lord Fujiwara no KamatariFujiwara no Kamatari
Fujiwara no Kamatari was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Asuka period.Kamatari was the founder of the Fujiwara clan in Japan. His birth clan was the Nakatomi. He was the son of Nakatomi no Mikeko, and his birth name was Nakatomi no Kamatari...
(614-669) by his grandson Hatta Tomoie (Fujiwara-shi), Takaoka Yasushige, grandson of Hatta Tomoie. There are a lot of descendants of him about Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Chiba
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
and Kanagawa now.
Uda-Genji, Sasaki Yoshikiyo's descendant
This clan's origin is a descendant of Sasaki clanSasaki clan
are a historical Japanese clan. - Brief history :They are descended directly from Emperor Uda by his grandson Minamoto no Masanobu , but were adopted by the Seiwa Genji...
in Ōmi Province
Omi Province
is an old province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. It is nicknamed as .Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is located at the center of the province...
. Sasaki clan are descended directly from Emperor Uda
Emperor Uda
was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897.-Name and legacy:Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name was or Chōjiin-tei....
(868-897) by his grandson Minamoto no Masanobu (920-993) (Uda-Genji), Takaoka Muneyasu
Takaoka Muneyasu
was a Shugodai of Oki Province on Kamakura period.He was the founder of Takaoka clan in Izumo Province, Japan.Takaoka Muneyasu was the 8th son of Sasaki Yasukiyo. His mother was Kasai Kiyochika's daughter. Muneyasu was Enya Yoriyasu's younger brother....
(1255–1326), grandson of Sasaki Yoshikiyo, is the first who took the name of Takaoka from his domain in Takaoka-mura, Enya-no-sato, Kamdo-gun, Izumo province. It is a clan who prospered in future generations, in Izumo
Izumo Province
was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province is in the Chūgoku Region.- History :It was one of the regions of ancient Japan where major political powers arose...
, Bingo
Bingo Province
was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, comprising what is today the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bizen and Bitchu Provinces. Bingo bordered Bitchū, Hōki, Izumo, Iwami, and Aki Provinces....
, and Tajima
Tajima Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Tajima bordered on Harima, Inaba, Tamba, and Tango provinces....
. Takaoka clan who was the Kawarake-han (in Izumi
Izumi Province
was a province of Japan. It is also referred to as . It lay in Kinai, and its area today composes the south-western part of Osaka Prefecture . The Ōshōji in Sakai was the border with Settsu Province, until the beginning of the Meiji period, when the boundary was changed to be at the Yamato River...
) samurai at the first term of Edo period was the same as this clan. Afterwards, the Lord of Izumi
Izumi Province
was a province of Japan. It is also referred to as . It lay in Kinai, and its area today composes the south-western part of Osaka Prefecture . The Ōshōji in Sakai was the border with Settsu Province, until the beginning of the Meiji period, when the boundary was changed to be at the Yamato River...
(Koide Sigeoki clan) had lost their territories in August 12, 1696, Takaoka clan lived temporarily in Edo. After that, this clan moved to Tajima
Tajima Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Tajima bordered on Harima, Inaba, Tamba, and Tango provinces....
because they had become old Lord Koide Shigeoki's relative of Lord of Tajima
Tajima Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Tajima bordered on Harima, Inaba, Tamba, and Tango provinces....
(Koide Fusateru)'s vassal.
Mononobe clanMononobe clanThe was a Japanese clan of the Kofun period, known for its military opposition to the Soga clan. The Mononobe were opposed to the spread of Buddhism, not on religious grounds, but more so as the result of feelings of conservatism and a degree of xenophobia...
, Takaoka Sadamochi's descendant
This clan's origin is a descendant of Mononobe clanMononobe clan
The was a Japanese clan of the Kofun period, known for its military opposition to the Soga clan. The Mononobe were opposed to the spread of Buddhism, not on religious grounds, but more so as the result of feelings of conservatism and a degree of xenophobia...
. Mononobe clan are descended directly from god of Nigihayahi-no-mikoto (Legend age) by his descendant Mononobe no Arakabi
Mononobe no Arakabi
was a government minister during the Kofun period of ancient Japanese history.In 512, the king of the Korean kingdom of Baekje requested to take control of four districts of the land of the Gaya confederacy...
(Kofun period
Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538. It follows the Yayoi period. The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds dating from this era. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato period...
), Takaoka Sadamochi, descendant of Mononobe no Arakahi, is the first who took the name of Takaoka. Sadamochi's 8th grandson Takaoka Sadami became Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Takauji
was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358...
's subordinate and there were distinguished military services. And, because he had received the territory(Itanami-sho, Yosa-gun, Tango Province
Tango Province
was an old province in the area that is today northern Kyoto Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Tamba Province. Tango bordered on Tajima, Tamba, and Wakasa provinces....
), the clan moved there. There are a lot of descendants of him about the place now.
Seiwa-Genji, Tadain-gokenin (Lord Tada MitsunakaMinamoto no Mitsunaka, son of Minamoto no Tsunemoto, was a samurai and Court official of Japan's Heian period. Mitsunaka belonged to the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan, which traced its ancestry to Emperor Seiwa. He loyally served several successive Fujiwara regents beginning with Fujiwara no Morotada...
's bodyguard samuraiSamuraiis the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
)'s descendant
This clan's origin is a descendant of Tada clan in Settsu Province. Tada clan are descended directly from Emperor SeiwaEmperor Seiwa
was the 56th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Seiwa's reign spanned the years from 858 through 876.-Traditional narrative:...
(850-881) by his descendant Lord Tada Mitsunaka
Minamoto no Mitsunaka
, son of Minamoto no Tsunemoto, was a samurai and Court official of Japan's Heian period. Mitsunaka belonged to the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan, which traced its ancestry to Emperor Seiwa. He loyally served several successive Fujiwara regents beginning with Fujiwara no Morotada...
(Seiwa-Genji). The samurai in about 1278 had Takaoka Gensiro Nyudo and Takaoka Genjiro. And in about 1316 had Takaoka Genjiro and Takaoka Kishiro. And in about 1688 had Takaoka Ichizaemon Minamoto no Shigenao, and he was written the "Takaoka Sakon-shogen Nakatomo's 11th grandson"..It is a clan who prospered in future generations, in Kawanishi City, and Sanda City. Takaoka Ichizaemon, Takaoka Gonzaemon, and Takaoka Keisuke who was the Tada Gokenin (in Settsu Province
Settsu Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or .Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province.-History:...
) samurai at the end term of Edo period was the same as this clan.
- Takaoka Konoemon who was the Matsue-han (in Izumo ProvinceIzumo Provincewas an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province is in the Chūgoku Region.- History :It was one of the regions of ancient Japan where major political powers arose...
) samurai at the first term of Edo period was the same as this clan.