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The clan descend from the Uda Genji through the Sasaki clan. [1] The name derives from the Kyōgoku quarter of Kyoto during the Heian period. [2] The Kyōgoku acted as shugo (governors) of Ōmi, Hida, Izumo and Oki Provinces in the period before the Ōnin War. [2] A period of decline in clan fortunes was mitigated with the rise of the Tokugawa ...
The Kyōgoku clan ruins (京極氏遺跡, Kyōgoku-shi iseki) is a group archaeological sites in the Johei neighborhood of the city of Maibara, Shiga prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan, connected with the Muromachi period rulers of northern Ōmi province, the Kyōgoku clans. The sites have protected as a National Historic Site from 2004. [1]
The mon of the Kyōgoku clan. The tozama Kyōgoku claimed descent from Emperor Uda (868–897) by his grandson Minamoto no Masanobu (920–993). [5] They represent a branch of the Sasaki clan who were adopted by the Seiwa Genji. [3] His sister, Kyōgoku Tatsuko, also known as Matsu no maru-dono, was one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine.
The Kyōgoku clan was a powerful samurai clan which dominated northern Ōmi Province during the muromachi and early Sengoku period. Sasaki Nobutsuna played a prominent role in the Jōkyū War and was awarded with vast estates in his native Ōmi by the Kamakura shogunate.
Many of the famous Minamoto warriors, including Sasaki clan (佐々木氏), also known as Daimyō Kyōgoku clan (京極氏); Sasaki Nariyori (佐々木成頼), the founder of the Ōmi Genji clan (近江源氏); and Sasaki Yoshikiyo (佐々木義清), the founder of the Izumo Genji clan (出雲源氏) belong to this line.
Articles relating to members of the Kyōgoku clan, through the present day. Pages in category "Kyōgoku clan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 ...
Kyogoku Tatsuko's lineage traced back to the main branch of the Kyogoku clan, who were originally the lords of the Hokuriku region in Omi Province. Due to this illustrious heritage, she could claim to be from a more distinguished family than Yodo-dono, who was known for her marriage to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was of lower birth.
Kyōgoku Tadataka (京極 忠高, 1593–1637) was a Japanese noble and the daimyō and head of the Kyōgoku clan (京極氏, Kyōgoku-shi) of Japan during the Tokugawan power grab of the early 17th century.