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TACHIBANA in Japanese Kanji. Tachibana clan (橘氏, Tachibana-uji, Tachibana-shi) was one of the four most powerful kuge (court nobility) families in Japan's Nara and early Heian periods—the other three were the Minamoto, the Fujiwara, and the Taira. [1]
Tachibana clan – cadet branch of Ōtomo clan, descended from Ōtomo Yoshinao; no direct relation to the ancient Tachibana clan ; famous for Tachibana Ginchiyo and her husband Tachibana Muneshige. Mon of the Takeda clan. Takanashi clan – cadet branch of Inoue clan who descended from Seiwa Genji (disputed).
List of Kuge families include the high level bureaucrats and nobles in the Japanese Imperial court. [1] This list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the Minamoto , Fujiwara , or Taira ) and the kakaku ( 家格 [ ja ] , rank).
The clan, which bore no direct relation to the Tachibana clan of the Heian period, originated with Ōtomo Sadatoshi (d. 1336), who took on the name and assigned it to the family of Ōtomo vassals who held Tachibana castle. For a time, the Tachibana served as loyal retainers under the Ōtomo clan, regularly battling the Shimazu, rivals to the ...
Tachibana clan may refer to: Tachibana clan (kuge) (橘氏), a clan of kuge (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods Tachibana clan (samurai) (立花氏), a clan of daimyō (feudal lords) prominent in the Muromachi, Sengoku and Edo periods
Tachibana no Naramaro (橘奈良麻呂, 721–757) was a Japanese aristocrat , courtier, and statesman of the Nara period. [1] He was the son of sadaijin Tachibana no Moroe and the second head of the Tachibana clan .
Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代, September 23, 1569 – November 30, 1602) was head of the Japanese Tachibana clan and onna-musha during the Sengoku period. She was a daughter of Tachibana Dōsetsu , a powerful retainer of the Ōtomo clan (which were rivals of the Shimazu clan at the time).
Tachibana clan (kuge) (橘氏) – a clan of kuge (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185) Tachibana clan (samurai) (立花氏) – a clan of daimyō (feudal lords) prominent in the Muromachi, Sengoku and Edo periods (1333–1868) Tachibana (surname)