Treatise 28: Clans V

¶The Taira clan does not have a single line of descent. There are those who came from Princes Kazurahara, Mata, Kaya, and Nakano, sons of Emperor Kanmu; those who came from Prince Motoyasu, a son of Emperor Ninmyō; those who came from Prince Koreyoshi, a son of Emperor Montoku; and those who came from Prince Koretada, a son of Emperor Kōkō. (Note: following the Kōin Shōunroku.) All of these matters appear in the "Biographies of Imperial Princes." Among them the descendants of Prince Kazurahara flourished most, and they are called the Kanmu Heishi. Prince Kazurahara's two sons were Prince Takamune and Prince Takami. (Note: following the Kōin Shōunroku and the Genpei Seisuiki.) In the second year of Tenchō under Emperor Junna (825), Takamune was granted the surname Taira-no-Ason and his registry was placed in the Left Capital. (Note: following the Kugyō Bunin. A certain book of Taira genealogies was consulted.) His son Korenori became Chūnagon (Middle Counselor) and took part in the compilation of the Engishiki in the reign of Emperor Daigo. (Note: from Emperor Daigo onward, following the preface to the Engishiki.) Many of his descendants became officials of the court, and his later descendants became the Nishinotōin house. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku and the Taira genealogies.) Takami fathered Prince Takamochi, who was granted the surname Taira-no-Ason in the first year of Kanpyō under Emperor Uda (889). (Note: following the Genpei Seisuiki.) Prince Takamochi had six sons: Yoshimochi, Yoshimasa, Yoshikane, Yoshiyori, Yoshifumi, and Yoshishige. All of them in succession became suke (assistant governors) and jō (third-ranking provincial officials) of Kazusa, Shimōsa, Hitachi, and other provinces, and Chinjufu-shōgun (Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Headquarters), and from this the clan multiplied across the provinces. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Particularly famous among them are the Daijō clan, the Jō clan, the Hōjō clan, the Miura clan, the Kamakura clan, the Chiba clan, the Kazusa clan, the Hatakeyama clan, the Doi clan, the Noyo clan, and the Murayama clan. (Note: following the Taira genealogies; from the Noyo clan onward, following the genealogies of the Seven Musashi Bands.) Yoshimochi, also called Kunika, became Hitachi-no-Daijō (Provincial Third-Ranking Official of Hitachi) but was killed by Masakado, a son of Yoshimasa. Yoshimochi's son Sadamori attacked and beheaded Masakado and became Chinjufu-shōgun. The rise of the Taira began from this. (Note: from Yoshimasa onward, following the Shōmonki.) Sadamori fathered Korehira, Korehira fathered Masanori, Masanori fathered Masahira, and Masahira's son was Masamori. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) In the reign of Emperor Horikawa he received an imperial order and attacked Minamoto-no-Yoshichika. (Note: following the Teiō Hennenki and the Hyakurenshō.) Masamori's son Tadamori enjoyed the favor of Emperor Toba and was for the first time permitted to enter the Inner Court (Uchi-no-shōden). Before this the Taira had only been appointed to provincial posts outside the capital and had not appeared at court, and many of the clan lived between Iga and Ise, so that they were known in the world as the Ise Heishi. When it came to Tadamori's son Kiyomori, he met with a change of circumstances, rose to the post of Daijō-daijin (Chancellor), and his family reached the height of eminence, but the height of its arrogance as well. In the disturbance of the Juei era the whole clan perished. (Note: following the Genpei Seisuiki. The Hōgen Monogatari and the Heiji Monogatari were consulted.) Yet among the descendants of Kiyomori's eldest son, the Naidaijin (Inner Minister) Shigemori, some survived. (Note: the Taira genealogies, the Taiheiki, the Irokawa family record, and the Oda genealogy were weighed in their general outlines.) Shigemori fathered Koremori and Sukemori. Koremori became Sakonoe-no-chūjō (Middle General of the Left Palace Guards); in the war in the western seas he fled to Kumano in Kii, and, feigning to have thrown himself into the sea and died, he hid and lived in the mountains of Muro. Among his descendants there were those who became local people, and they are called the Komatsu clan and the Irokawa clan. (Note: following the Genpei Seisuiki and the Irokawa family record. The oral traditions of the people of Kumano were consulted.) Sukemori had once been driven away by his father and lived in hiding in Ise, where he fathered Morikuni. Later he returned to the capital and fathered Chikazane. Minamoto-no-Yoritomo specially pardoned Morikuni and made him a retainer of the Hōjō clan. Morikuni's two sons were Sanetada and Moritsuna. Sanetada became Sakonoe-no-shōgen (Lieutenant of the Left Palace Guards), took his revenue from the village of Sekiya in Ise, and called himself Seki. His descendants served the Ashikaga clan, and his branches flourished considerably. Among his clan there are the Kameyama, Kanbe, Mine, Kokufu, Kabuse, and other clans. Moritsuna called himself Nagasaki, and for generations they were shitsuji (stewards) of the Hōjō clan. (Note: following the Seishū Shike-ki, the Ise Kokushi Denki, and the Kanmu Heishi genealogies.) Chikazane followed his mother and hid in Tsuda in Ōmi, and later was adopted by a certain negi (shrine priest) of the Oda Shrine in Echizen and succeeded to that office. His descendants include two clans, Tsuda and Oda. (Note: following the Oda genealogy. ○ Upon examination: in the Nejime genealogy, Koremori's son Rokudai is said to have had a son named Kiyoshige, whose descendants lived in Satsuma and became the Nejime clan. That account is doubtful and is not adopted here.)

¶The Hitachi Daijō clan. Its line came from Yoshimochi. Yoshimochi became Hitachi-no-Daijō, and his sons Sadamori and Shigemori were likewise appointed to it in succession, and their descendants made the official title their clan name. Shigemori's son Koremoto lived in Take and was called Take-no-Heitayū. His grandson Shigemoto fathered Muneyoshi and Kiyomoto; Muneyoshi fathered Naomoto, and Naomoto fathered Yoshimoto. They became Daijō in succession, but Yoshimoto was slandered and brought down by Hatta-no-Tomoie, so Minamoto-no-Yoritomo ordered Sukemoto, a great-grandson of Kiyomoto, to take his place as Daijō, and he was called the Baba Daijō. (Note: the Baba Daijō is from the Daijō Denki.) Takamoto, a descendant of Sukemoto in the sixth generation, supported the imperial cause with Minamoto-no-Akinobu during the Engen era, and later submitted to Ashikaga Takauji. Among his clan there are the Yoshida, Ishige, Oguri, Namekata, Kashima, Odaka, Shimazaki, Asō, Tamatsukuri, Ishikawa, Shimozuma, Tōjō, Makabe, and other clans. (Note: following the Hitachi Daijō genealogy.)

¶The Echigo Jō clan. It came from Shigemori, the Chinjufu-shōgun, a son of Yoshimochi. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Shigemori fathered Kanetada, and Kanetada fathered Koreshige. Koreshige lived in Mutsu, fought with Fujiwara-no-Morotane, and killed him. His authority resounded through the eastern provinces, and he was called Yogo-no-Shōgun. (Note: following the Konjaku Monogatari.) Morotō, a descendant of Kanetada in the sixth generation, became the Nishina clan. (Note: following the Nishina genealogy.) Koreshige's son Shigemochi became Akita-jō-no-suke (Assistant of Akita Castle), and his descendants finally took Jō as their clan name. (Note: following the Jō clan genealogy.) Nagaie, a descendant of Shigemochi in the third generation, lived in Echigo and called himself Okuyama, and fathered Sukekuni and Nagashige. (Note: Nagashige is from the Kanmu Heishi genealogy.) Sukekuni called himself Jō Oni-Kurō, and Nagashige called himself Kaji. (Note: following the Genpei Seisuiki and the Jō clan genealogy.) Sukekuni's two sons were Sukenaga and Nagamochi. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Nagamochi served Minamoto-no-Yoritomo but later plotted to assassinate Minamoto-no-Yoriie and was executed. (Note: following the Azuma Kagami.)

¶The Hōjō clan. It came from Koremasa, the second son of Sadamori. Koremasa's grandson Naokata, the Kazusa-no-suke (Assistant Governor of Kazusa), (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku and a certain book of Taira genealogies.) received an imperial order in the reign of Emperor Go-Ichijō and attacked Taira-no-Tadatsune. (Note: following the Nihon Kiryaku.) Naokata fathered Korekata, and Korekata fathered Morikata and Kiyonori. Kiyonori's son Tokikata became an adopted son of Korekata. (Note: ○ Upon examination, the genealogies in various books frequently differ. The Biography of Tokimasa, following a certain book, makes him an adopted son of his great-grandfather Naokata, but this is a mistake that happened to arise from faulty examination, and it is corrected here.) He became Izu-no-suke (Assistant Governor of Izu), and his descendants finally settled at Hōjō and took it as their clan name. Tokikata fathered Tokiie, and Tokiie fathered Tokimasa, who called himself Hōjō-no-Shirō. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku and the Hōjō genealogy.) Now Naokata gave his daughter in marriage to Minamoto-no-Yoriyoshi, and she bore Yoshiie and Yoshimitsu. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku and the Mutsu Waki.) In Tokimasa's time Minamoto-no-Yoritomo happened to rise, and Tokimasa, being his maternal father-in-law, took part in military affairs, helped to establish his hegemony, himself took the reins of power, and gradually brought down the Minamoto. His son Yoshitoki, by insidious and cunning schemes, monopolized the government and finally brought about the Jōkyū disturbance. He banished three emperors to islands in the sea, and thereafter the great authority of the realm all passed to his house. (Note: the Azuma Kagami, the Hōreki Kanki, and the Gukanshō were weighed in their general outlines.) Down to Takatoki, his descendant in the sixth generation, the house was destroyed by the imperial army. Among its clan there are the Nagoe, Ema, Tabushi, Gokuraku-ji, Akahashi, Shiota, Fuon-ji, Kanazawa, Amanawa (Note: ○ one source writes it Amanau, and it is also written Amana or, with other characters, Amana), Igu, Daibutsu, Sasuke, and other clans. (Note: following the Taiheiki and the Taira genealogy preserved at Shōsō-ji in Masui, Hitachi.) There is also the Kumagai clan, whose line came from Morikata. Morikata's son Naosada lived in Kumagai in Musashi and took it as his clan name. Naosada's two sons were Naomasa and Naozane. Naomasa's grandson Kagesada supported the imperial cause in the Jōkyū years and died for his loyalty, and his descendants lived in Ōmi. Naozane served Minamoto-no-Yoritomo and won distinction in war. His son Naoie fathered two sons, Naokuni and Naoshige. Naokuni's son Naotoki became mokudai (deputy governor) of Aki and Iwami, and his descendants lived in Aki. Naoshige's great-grandson Naoshizu attached himself to Ashikaga Takauji and moved to Mikawa. (Note: following the Kumagai genealogy.)

¶The Miura clan. It came from Yoshifumi, the Chinjufu-shōgun. Yoshifumi's elder brother Yoshikane became Kazusa-no-suke, and his grandson Munenori and Munenori's son Munetsune were both renowned for their valor. (Note: for their valor, following the Konjaku Monogatari and the Jikkinshō.) Munetsune's great-grandson Tadamune called himself Osada; he lured Minamoto-no-Yoshitomo out and killed him, and for this he was put to death by Yoritomo. (Note: from the luring and killing onward, following the Heiji Monogatari and the Azuma Kagami.) After that they were no longer heard of in the world. Yoshifumi fathered Tadamichi, who called himself Muraoka-no-Gorō. His eldest son Tamemichi first settled in Miura in Sagami and took it as his clan name. Tamemichi fathered Tametsugu, and Tametsugu followed Minamoto-no-Yoshiie in attacking Kiyohara-no-Takehira. (Note: from "followed Minamoto-no-Yoshiie" onward, following the Ōshū Gosannen Gunki.) From then on his descendants for generations were attached to the Minamoto and became the most powerful of the great clans. (Note: from here onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Tametsugu's son Yoshitsugu fathered Yoshiaki, Yoshiyuki, Tamekiyo, and Yoshizane. Yoshiaki became Sagami-no-suke, and he is the Miura-no-Ōsuke. He fathered Yoshimune, Yoshizumi, Yoshihisa, Yoshiharu, Yoshisue, and Yoshitsura. Yoshimune's son Yoshimori called himself Wada, and plotted to destroy the Hōjō clan but was defeated and died. Yoshizumi's grandson Yasumura was likewise killed by Hōjō Tokiyori. (Note: from the plot and destruction onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Yoshitsura's grandson Moritoki succeeded to the house of the Miura-no-suke, and the clan divided into more than twenty families. Yoshiyuki called himself Tsukui, and among his branches are the Yabe, Akiba, Ninomiya, Hiratsuka, and other clans. Tamekiyo called himself Ashida, and his grandson Tamehisa called himself Ishida; he was the one who struck down Minamoto-no-Yoshinaka. Yoshizane called himself Okazaki, and among his descendants are the Sanada, Tsuchiya, Mizuhara, and Maioka clans. Yoshihisa called himself Ōtawa, and his descendant in the eighth generation, Yoshikatsu, attached himself to Nitta Yoshisada and won merit in the imperial cause. (Note: from the eighth generation onward, following the Ōtawa genealogy of the Sano edition and the Taiheiki.) Yoshiharu became a Tatara, and his son Iemura held the district of Sakuma in Awa and called himself Sakuma. (Note: from his son onward, following the Sakuma genealogy of the Asaba edition.) Yoshisue became a Nagai, and among his branches are the Ōi, Ōkawato, and other clans. Yoshitsura called himself Sahara, and among his descendants are the Hirukawa, Mano, Sanuki, Fujikura, Inawashiro, Hida, Ashina, Aizu, Yokosuka, and other clans. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku and the Miura genealogy. From Inawashiro onward, the Chiba genealogy of the Kaburagi edition was consulted.) Yoshimune's grandson Takashige called himself Takai, and his son Tokiyoshi died in the Jōkyū disturbance. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku and the Wada genealogy.)

¶The Kamakura clan. It shares a common ancestor with the Miura clan, and its line came from Kagemichi, the third son of Tadamichi. Tadamichi had once held Kamakura in Sagami as his fief, and Kagemichi therefore called himself Kamakura and fathered Kagemasa and Kagehisa. (Note: following the Chiba genealogy of the Kaburagi edition.) Kagemasa was known as Gongorō, and followed Minamoto-no-Yoshiie and gained a reputation for valor. (Note: following the Ōshū Gosannen Gunki.) Among his descendants there is the Nagae clan, and also three clans, Kajiwara, Ōba, and Nagao. All are branches of the Kamakura clan. The Kajiwara line came from Kagehisa. His great-grandson Kagetoki became a favorite retainer of Minamoto-no-Yoritomo but later plotted rebellion and was executed. Yet some of his descendants still served the shogunate and became the Ogino, Utsugi, and other clans. (Note: from Kagetoki onward, following the Azuma Kagami. The Ogino are from the Kanmu Heishi genealogy, the Utsugi from the genealogy of the Ban family.) The Ōba line came from Kagemura, a younger brother of Kagemichi. Kagemura fathered Kageaki, and Kageaki fathered Kagemune and Kagehiro. Kagemune called himself Ōba and had four sons: Kageyoshi, Kagetoshi, Kagechika, and Kagehisa. (Note: ○ the genealogies make Kagechika a son of Kageyoshi, but this is an error.) Kageyoshi called himself Futokoroshima and Kagetoshi called himself Toyoda, and both attached themselves to Minamoto-no-Yoritomo. Kagehisa called himself Matano, and because he sided with the Taira together with his elder brother Kagechika, he was killed by Yoritomo. (Note: from "had four sons" onward, following the Genpei Seisuiki.) The Nagao line came from Kagehiro. Kagehiro lived in the village of Nagao in Sagami and took it as his clan name. Kagehiro fathered Sadakage. (Note: following the Miura genealogy. From "lived in Sagami" onward, following the Nagao genealogy of the Sano edition. ○ Upon examination, the genealogies of the Kamakura, Ōba, Kajiwara, and Nagao clans differ from one another in the various books, and it is not known which is correct. A certain book of Taira genealogies says that Takamochi's son Yoshishige fathered Yoshimasa, that Yoshimasa fathered Kimiyoshi and Munenari, that Kimiyoshi became the ancestor of the Miura, that Munenari fathered Kagenari, that Kagenari fathered Kagemasa, that Kagemasa fathered Kagetsune, that Kagetsune fathered Kagetada and Kagenaga, that Kagetada fathered Kagechika, and that Kagenaga fathered Kagetoki. This makes the Ōba and the Kajiwara both come from Kagemasa, and it agrees with the words that Kagechika and Kagetoki themselves spoke in the Genpei Seisuiki. That account seems somewhat the better, but making Kimiyoshi and Munenari the ancestors of the Miura and Kamakura is doubtful. For now, consulting the books above, the lines and branches are set out in their general outline, awaiting later investigation.) His sons Kageshige, Tanekage, and others followed Miura Yasumura in the Hōji era and all died together in Kamakura. (Note: from the Hōji era onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Kageshige's grandson Kagetame lost his fief and relied on the Uesugi clan. (Note: following the Nagao genealogy.) In the Shōhei era there was one called Nagao Danjō who served Uesugi Noriaki. (Note: following the Taiheiki.)

¶The Chiba clan. Its line came from Mutsu-no-kami Tadayori, the second son of Yoshifumi. Tadayori fathered Kazusa-no-suke Tadatsune. (Note: Mutsu-no-kami and Kazusa-no-suke are from the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) In the reign of Emperor Go-Ichijō he plotted rebellion and was executed. (Note: from Emperor Go-Ichijō onward, following the Shōyūki and the Nihon Kiryaku.) His son Tsunemasa moved to the district of Chiba in Shimōsa, took it as his clan name, and fathered Tsunenaga. Tsunenaga fathered Tsunekane, and Tsunekane fathered Tsuneshige and Tsuneie. Tsuneshige's son Tsunetane (Note: following the Chiba genealogy.) was the first to show submission when Minamoto-no-Yoritomo raised his army, was treated with the greatest courtesy, and the Chiba clan rose from this. Tsunetane had six sons: Tanemasa, Morotsune, Tanemori, Tanenobu, Tanemichi, and Taneyori. After Tanemasa, the main line was appointed generation after generation to the post of Shimōsa-no-suke and was called Chiba-no-suke, and the branches spread and did not decline for a long time. (Note: the Azuma Kagami, the Taiheiki, and the Chiba genealogy were weighed in their general outlines.) Morotsune called himself Sōma. Originally Masakado had been known as Sōma-no-Kojirō and had a son named Masakuni, and his descendants still lived in Shimōsa and used Sōma as their clan name. When it came to Morokuni, Masakuni's descendant in the fifth generation, the line was broken, and so Morotsune took over that clan name; he attached himself to Minamoto-no-Yoritomo and for his merit received the district of Namekata in Mutsu as his fief. (Note: following the Chiba genealogy and the Sōma genealogy.) His great-grandson Tanemura fathered Taneuji and Morotane. Morotane moved to Mutsu and likewise called himself Sōma. His son Shigetane called himself Odaka, attached himself to Kitabatake Akiie and won merit, but later submitted to Ashikaga Takauji. (Note: following the Sōma genealogy of the Sano edition.) Tanemori became Takeishi, Tanenobu became Ōsuga, Tanemichi became Kokubu, and Taneyori became Tō; the brothers divided into six families, which were called the Six Bands of Shimōsa. (Note: following the Daijō Denki and the Chiba genealogy of the Kaburagi edition.) Tanenobu's son Tsugutane lived in the village of Kimijima in Shimōsa and took the clan name from that place. Later he sided with Miura Yasumura, fled to Shimotsuke, and relied on Utsunomiya Yoritsuna. His grandson Tanetoki attached himself to Nitta Yoshisada and won merit fighting at Yahagi. (Note: following the Kimijima genealogy of the Sano edition.) There are also the Hara, Aiwara, Kanahara, Musha, Shiina, Sōsa, Iitaka, Usui, Unakami, Sakai, Hanyū, Kaburaki, Shirai, and other clans, all of them branches of the Chiba. (Note: following the Chiba genealogy.) Munetane, a descendant of Tanemasa in the fifth generation, supported the imperial cause in the Kenmu era and died for his loyalty, but most of the clan attached themselves to the Ashikaga. Munetane's son Tanesada followed Prince Kaneyoshi to Chinzei, became Ōsumi-no-kami, and his descendants remained in Hizen and for generations were a famous house. (Note: following the Kamakura Ōzōshi and the Chiba genealogy.)

¶The Kazusa clan. It shares a common ancestor with the Chiba clan, and its line came from Tsuneie, a son of Tsunekane. Tsuneie became Kazusa-no-suke and called himself Kazusa-Saka-no-tayū, and fathered Tsunetoki. (Note: ○ in the printed edition, the second character of Tsunetoki is written with a different character.) Tsunetoki fathered Tsunetaka, and Tsunetaka fathered Hirotsune. All were Kazusa-no-suke, and from this they took their clan name. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Hirotsune followed Minamoto-no-Yoritomo and won merit, but later was killed by that same Yoritomo. (Note: following the Hōreki Kanki.) Among his clan there are the Ihoku, Inan, Chōnan, Chōhoku, Shūtō, Shūsai, Intō, Kinouchi, Unno, Ōshii, Amaha, Tsunoda, and Kaneda clans. (Note: following the Azuma Kagami and the Chiba genealogy of the Kaburagi edition.)

¶The Hatakeyama clan is also called the Chichibu clan. It came from Masatsune, the eldest son of Tadayori. (Note: ○ the character "tsune" is in one source written with a different character.) Masatsune became Musashi-no-gonnokami (Provisional Governor of Musashi), and his descendants finally settled in Musashi, and there were very many who took clan names from their places there. Masatsune fathered Takemoto and Takétsune. Takemoto was called Chichibu-no-bettō (Chichibu Steward), and his son Takezuna followed Minamoto-no-Yoriyoshi in attacking Abe-no-Sadatō. Takezuna fathered Shigetsuna and Motoie. Shigetsuna had four sons: Shigehiro, Shigetaka, Shigetō, and Shigetsugu. (Note: ○ this book writes the final character of Shigetsugu with a different character, but the genealogy is followed here.) Shigehiro fathered Shigeyoshi and Arishige. Shigeyoshi became Hatakeyama-no-shōji (Estate Steward of Hatakeyama) and took the clan name from it. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku and a certain book of Taira genealogies.) His son Shigetada served Minamoto-no-Yoritomo and made his name known for loyalty and courage, but later was killed by the Hōjō clan. (Note: following the Azuma Kagami.) His descendant Shinozuka Iga-no-kami attached himself to Nitta Yoshisada and was renowned for martial valor. (Note: following the Taiheiki.) Takétsune called himself Kasai, and his grandson Yasuie became Toshima. Motoie called himself Kawasaki, and his grandson Shigekuni became Shibuya. (Note: Kawasaki and Shibuya are from the Hatakeyama genealogy.) Shigetaka called himself Kawagoe, and his grandson Shigeyori was killed by Yoritomo because he was the father-in-law of Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune. (Note: from Shigeyori onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Shigetō called himself Takayama, and Shigetsugu became Edo; among his clan are the Kōsaka. (Note: from "among his clan" onward, following the Chichibu genealogy of the Sano edition.) Arishige was called Oyamada-no-bettō and fathered Shigenari and Shigetomo. Shigenari called himself Inage, and Shigetomo became Hangaya. Shigenari's son Shigemasa became Ozawa. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.)

¶The Noyo clan and the Murayama clan, which are among the so-called Seven Musashi Bands, came from Tanemune, the second son of Tadayori. Tanemune fathered Motomune, and Motomune had two sons, Motonaga and Yoritō. Motonaga called himself Noyo, and Yoritō became Murayama. The Noyo branch has many names, including the Minami-Oniro, Kita-Onikubo, Shiraoka, Shibue, Kayama, Dōchi, Tagaya, Ōkura, Minowa, Ōsagami, Rishō, Kashiwazaki, Sukumo, Hachijō, Kaneshige, Nojima (Note: ○ the second character of Nojima is in one source written with a different character, as Nozaki), Takayanagi, and Nishiwaki clans. The Murayama branch has the Ōi, Miyadera, Kaneko, Yamaguchi, Sukuro, Yokoyama, Kume, Senba, Hiroya, Aranami-ta, Nanbata, and other clans. (Note: following the genealogies of the Seven Musashi Bands.)

¶The Doi clan. It came from Yoritaka, the third son of Tadayori. Yoritaka's grandson Tsunemune became Kasama-no-ōryōshi (Subjugator of Kasama). He fathered Munehira, and Munehira became Nakamura-no-shōji (Estate Steward of Nakamura). (Note: shōji is from the Doi genealogy of the Sano edition.) He fathered Sanehira and Munetō. Sanehira lived in Doi in Sagami and called himself Doi, and became a meritorious retainer of Minamoto-no-Yoritomo. (Note: from "lived in Sagami" onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Munetō called himself Tsuchiya. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.)

¶The Ariwara clan and the Ōe clan are both descendants of Prince Abo, a son of Emperor Heizei.

¶The Ariwara clan. Originally, in the reign of Emperor Saga, the sons and daughters of Prince Takaoka, the deposed crown prince, were granted the surname Ariwara-no-Ason. In the Tenchō era under Emperor Junna, Prince Abo submitted a memorial saying: "The sons and daughters of Prince Takaoka have all had the title of prince set aside and have been granted the surname of Ason. Though they are sons of my brother, how can there be a difference in how they are treated? I humbly request that my own children likewise be granted a surname." Thereupon an edict was issued: "To his sons Nakahira, Yukihira, Moridaira, and Narihira, the surname Ariwara-no-Ason is granted." (Note: following the Sandai Jitsuroku.) Narihira once went to Ise as an envoy and had a secret liaison with Princess Yasuko, the Saigū (High Priestess of Ise), and she bore Morohisa. Takashina-no-Shigenori raised him as his own son, and so Morohisa took on that surname. (Note: following the Kojidan, the Takashina genealogy, and the Iroha Jiruishō.) Korezane, Morohisa's descendant in the seventh generation, called himself simply Kō. His descendants served the Minamoto for generations, and Moronao became shitsuji (steward) of Ashikaga Takauji. Among his clan are the Ōtaka, Hikobe, Ashiya, Izumida, Tanaka, Takiguchi, Ōhira, Kubota, and Odaka clans. (Note: following the Takashina genealogy, the Taiheiki, and the Sakusha Burui. The Kenmon Shokamon was consulted.)

¶The Ōe clan. Its kabane is Ason. At first it was the Ōe clan (written with the character for "branch"), and it originally came from the Haji clan of the Divine branches. (Note: following the Shōjiroku and the Sandai Jitsuroku.) Because Ōe-no-Ason Motonushi adopted Otondo, a son of Prince Abo, as his son, it was changed to an Imperial branch. (Note: following the Ōe genealogy. The Zoku Honchō Ōjōden was consulted. ○ Upon examination: a certain book of Ōe genealogies says that Prince Abo, a son of Emperor Heizei, fathered Motonushi, and that Motonushi's son Otondo was granted the surname Ōe. This makes Motonushi a son of Prince Abo. But the Sandai Jitsuroku records that Otondo himself stated, "My ancestors bore the surname of the Haji clan, but because they were relatives of the maternal grandmother of Emperor Kanmu, they were granted the surname Ōe-no-Ason anew," and this agrees with the accounts in the Shōjiroku and the Shoku Nihongi. What the genealogy says is doubtful. According to the Kugyō Bunin, Otondo's mother was of the Nakatomi clan and had originally been a waiting woman of Prince Abo. Probably she was favored by Prince Abo and became pregnant, and then married Motonushi and bore Otondo. Masafusa, Otondo's descendant in the seventh generation, wrote the Zoku Ōjōden, and there too he makes Otondo a son of Prince Abo. In other words, he probably left his name as one who passed from an Imperial branch to succeed a Divine branch. Therefore it is set out here accordingly.) In the reign of Emperor Seiwa, Otondo became Sangi (Councillor), and together with Ujio, of the same clan and of Junior Fifth Rank Lower, he submitted a memorial requesting that the character of Ōe be changed. (Note: following the Sandai Jitsuroku.) Otondo fathered Tamabuchi and Chifuru. Tamabuchi's son Asatsuna was famed for his literary talent. Chifuru fathered Koretoki, and father and son both became Chūnagon, and his descendants flourished most. Koretoki had two sons, Shigemitsu and Tadamitsu. Shigemitsu fathered Masahira, and father and son both became Shikibu-no-taifu (Senior Assistant Minister of Ceremonial). Tadamitsu's son Sadamoto became a monk but also had descendants. From Masahira onward, the house was famous for generations for its learning, and his great-grandson, the Chūnagon Masafusa, was known as the most widely learned of all. His great-grandson Hiromoto, the Daizen-no-daibu (Master of the Palace Kitchen), aided Minamoto-no-Yoritomo and laid plans within the headquarters tent, and when Yoritomo established his hegemony it was largely through his efforts. (Note: from "aided Yoritomo" onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Hiromoto fathered six sons. Nagachika, Hirotsugu, and Tokihiro called themselves Nagai, the next, Munemoto, became Naba, and the next, Suemitsu, became Mōri. Mōri is in fact a place name in Sagami. Because Hiromoto had once lived there, he took it as his clan name. (Note: from Mōri onward, the Azuma Kagami and the Kanei Keizu were consulted.) The next, Tadanari, became Kaitō, and the next, Shigekiyo, became Mizutani. His descendants prospered and for generations were a flourishing clan. (Note: following the Ōe genealogy.) Among his branches there are also the Ueda, Furukawa, Ozawa, Nishime, Shibahashi, Sagae, Marusawa, Takaya, and Takatake clans. (Note: following a certain book of Ōe genealogies and the Kanei Keizu.)

¶The Minamoto clan began with the sons of Emperor Saga. An edict of the fifth year of Kōnin (814) says: "My sons and daughters are gradually becoming numerous; before they have yet understood the way of children, they have already become fathers of others. They merely defile their fiefs and needlessly drain the storehouses. It is fitting that the title of prince be set aside and the surname of Ason be granted. Let them be entered in the same household registers, serve in office, and submit to the public authority. At the start of their careers, all shall be given the Sixth Rank." (Note: following the Ruijū Sandaikyaku.) Thereupon the princes who had not yet become imperial princes, Makoto, Tokiwa, Hiroshi, and Akira, were fixed and granted the surname Minamoto-no-Ason, with their registry in the Right Capital and Makoto as head of household. (Note: following the Shōjiroku, the Sandai Jitsuroku, the preface to the Genji Honkei quoted in the Kakaishō, and the Kugyō Bunin.) In the following year the registry was changed to the Left Capital. (Note: following the Nihon Kōki and the Kugyō Bunin.) The other princes likewise were granted the surname Minamoto one after another; these are the Saga Genji, and their personal names all used a single character. After this, those who were assigned to the imperial family in the reigns of Emperors Ninmyō, Montoku, Seiwa, Yōzei, Kōkō, Uda, Daigo, Murakami, Reizei, Kazan, Sanjō, Go-Sanjō, Juntoku, and Go-Saga were all granted Minamoto-no-Ason. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) As these matters are in the "Biographies of Imperial Princes," they are not recorded again in detail here; only the most famous are noted.

¶Among the Saga Genji the Watanabe clan is the most famous, and its line came from Tōru, the Minister of the Left. His son, the Dainagon (Major Counselor) Noboru, fathered Tsukau and Koreshige. Tsukau became Musashi-no-kami and fathered Atsuru. Atsuru lived in Minoda in Adachi District, Musashi, and therefore called himself Minoda-no-Genji. Atsuru fathered Tsuna, and Tsuna became an adopted son of Minamoto-no-Atsushi. Atsushi was a grandson of Prince Hikaru, a son of Emperor Ninmyō, and was a son-in-law of Minamoto-no-Mitsunaka. For this reason Tsuna attached himself to Mitsunaka's son Yorimitsu, was famous for martial valor, and was one of the so-called Four Heavenly Kings. He lived in Watanabe in Settsu, and his kindred were called the Watanabe Band. (Note: from "lived in Settsu" onward, following the Taiheiki.) Tsuna fathered Hisashi, and Hisashi lived in Matsura in Hizen, and his descendants became the Matsura clan. (Note: from "after that" onward, following the Watanabe genealogy.) Hitoshi, Hisashi's descendant in the eighth generation, became jitō (estate steward) of Akata-no-hō in Echigo, and therefore called himself Akata. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) There is also the Uryū clan, which came from the Saga Genji. (Note: ○ Upon examination, the various books do not state what surname the Uryū clan had. But Tamotsu's younger brothers were named Shigeru and Teru, and the one who became a monk was called Genrin. In general the Saga Genji all used single-character names, and the Uryū were probably also of that family. The name Genrin likewise places the surname before the personal name, just as Nawa Nagatoshi's younger brother, who became a monk, called himself Genjō. Moreover, in Kō-no-Moroyasu's campaign at Tsuzumigasaki there was one named Uryū Genzaemon, so there is no doubt that the Uryū clan had the Minamoto surname. It is therefore appended here.) In the Engen era Uryū Tamotsu, together with his younger brother Giken, helped Nitta Yoshiharu in the imperial cause and died for his loyalty. (Note: following the Taiheiki.) Some of his clan also followed the Ashikaga. (Note: following the Taiheiki and the Kenmon Shokamon.)

¶Among the Seiwa Genji, the line that came from the sixth prince, Prince Sadazumi, flourished most. Prince Sadazumi's eldest son Tsunemoto was called Rokusonnō (Prince of the Sixth Generation), served in the army in the Jōhei and Tengyō eras and won merit, and became Chinjufu-shōgun. (Note: from Jōhei onward, following the Fusō Ryakki and the Konjaku Monogatari.) In the fifth year of Tentoku under Emperor Murakami (961) he was granted the surname Minamoto-no-Ason, and fathered Mitsunaka, Mitsumasa, Mitsusue, Mitsuyoshi, and Mitsushige. Mitsunaka and Mitsumasa both became Chinjufu-shōgun, Mitsusue became Musashi-no-kami, Mitsuyoshi became Saemon-no-jō (Lieutenant of the Left Gate Guards), and Mitsushige became Dewa-no-suke. Mitsunaka fathered Yorimitsu, Yorichika, Yorinobu, Yorihira, and Genken, and Yorimitsu and Yorinobu likewise both became Chinjufu-shōgun. Yorichika became Yamato-no-kami. Yorinobu fathered Yoriyoshi, Yorikiyo, Yorisue, Yoritō, and Yoshimasa. Yoriyoshi became Chinjufu-shōgun and Yorikiyo became Mutsu-no-kami. Yoriyoshi fathered Yoshiie, Yoshitsuna, and Yoshimitsu. Yoshiie became Chinjufu-shōgun and Yoshimitsu became Gyōbu-no-jō (Secretary of the Ministry of Justice). Generation after generation all of them became known in the world for martial valor, and among them Yorimitsu, Yorinobu, Yoriyoshi, and Yoshiie were the most outstanding; they destroyed fierce rebels and repeatedly won great merit, and their authority shook the realm. The foundation of the Minamoto's rise lies here. (Note: from "destroyed" onward, following the Mutsu Waki and the Gosannen Gunki.) Their descendants who divided and settled in the various provinces are called the Settsu Genji, Mino Genji, Owari Genji, Mikawa Genji, Shinano Genji, Yamato Genji, and Kawachi Genji. All were strong and great clans, and their branches flourished beyond counting. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Here we first set out the main line and then append, so as to show them, those who came from branch and collateral lines.

¶The Kamakura shogunal house. It came from Yoshiie, the Chinjufu-shōgun. His father Yoriyoshi became Sagami-no-kami, took Yoshiie with him to his post, lived in Kamakura, and his commands were widely obeyed. The heroes of Bandō (the Kantō) acclaimed him as lord and finally entered into the relation of lord and vassal. (Note: from "took Yoshiie with him" onward, following the Mutsu Waki and the Sugihara edition of the Hōgen Monogatari.) Yoshiie's eldest son Yoshichika plotted rebellion and was executed, and Yoshiie adopted Yoshichika's son Tameyoshi to continue the house and made him Saemon-no-jō. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Tameyoshi's eldest son, Sama-no-kami Yoshitomo, had once been Shimotsuke-no-kami and also lived in the Kantō, (Note: following the Hōgen Monogatari.) and fathered Yoritomo. Tameyoshi died in the Hōgen disturbance and Yoshitomo died in the Heiji disturbance, and the main house of the Minamoto declined day by day, but the lingering glory of Yoriyoshi and Yoshiie still remained. (Note: following the Hōgen Monogatari and the Heiji Monogatari.) When Yoritomo raised his army, the heroes of the eight provinces bowed and followed him, and within a few years he destroyed the Taira, opened a shogunate in Kamakura, and became Sei-i-taishōgun (Barbarian-Subduing Generalissimo), and his hegemony was firmly established for the first time. It was passed to his sons Yoriie and Sanetomo, who are called the Three Generations of Kamakura Shoguns. When Sanetomo was killed, the true main line of the Minamoto finally ended, and the Nitta and Ashikaga clans rose in their place. (Note: the Genpei Seisuiki, the Azuma Kagami, the Gukanshō, the Jōkyūki [Note: the source writes the title with a variant first character], the Hōreki Kanki, and the Taiheiki were weighed in their general outlines.)

¶The Nitta clan. Its line came from Yoshikuni, Shikibu-no-jō (Secretary of the Ministry of Ceremonial), the third son of Yoshiie. Yoshikuni once quarreled with the Naidaijin (Inner Minister) Fujiwara-no-Saneyoshi and was banished to Shimotsuke; later he lived in Nitta District in Kōzuke and fathered Yoshishige and Yoshiyasu. Yoshishige called himself Nitta-no-Tarō, but because he was on bad terms with Minamoto-no-Yoritomo he was unable to obtain office or rank. (Note: from "Minamoto-no-Yoritomo" onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Yoshishige fathered Yoshitoshi, Yoshinori, Yoshikane, Yoshisue, and Tsuneyoshi. Yoshikane became Ōi-no-suke (Assistant of the Palace Kitchen Office) and fathered Yoshifusa. Yoshifusa fathered Masayoshi, and Masayoshi fathered Masauji, Ieuji, and Iesada. Masauji fathered Motouji, Motouji fathered Tomouji, and Tomouji fathered Sa-hyōe-no-kami (Commander of the Left Gate Guards) Yoshisada. Yoshisada raised a righteous army, destroyed the arch-rebels, and became the foremost meritorious minister of the Restoration. He himself died in the service of the sovereign, and his descendants for generations inherited his loyalty and ardor; they fell and rose again, but in the end they could not fulfill their aim. (Note: from "raised a righteous army" onward, following the Taiheiki.) Although the main house came to an end, the remaining branch lines continued, and after a hundred and some tens of years they rose greatly. Among the clan there are the Satomi, Yamana, Tokugawa, Serada, Nukato, Tanaka, Takebayashi, Ushizawa, Ōta, Ōida (Note: ○ the character "i" is in one source written with a different character), Ōshima, Toriyama, Toyooka, Imai, Ōdate, Horiguchi, Ichii, Eda, Nagaoka, Hagawa, Momonoi, Hosoya, Kanaya, and other clans. (Note: from Hagawa onward, following the Taiheiki.)

¶The Satomi clan came from Yoshitoshi. Its later descendants prospered somewhat. (Note: the fact that they prospered somewhat is from the Satomi genealogy.) The Yamana clan came from Yoshinori. Yoshinori became Izu-no-kami on the recommendation of Minamoto-no-Yoritomo, and his descendant in the seventh generation, Tokiuji, attached himself to Ashikaga Takauji. (Note: from Yoritomo onward, following the Azuma Kagami and the Tenshō edition of the Taiheiki.) His descendants held general command over eleven provinces and were called in the world "Rokubun-ichi-dono" (the Lord of One-Sixth). (Note: from "general command" onward, following the Meitokuki and the Kyōto Shōgunke-fu.) The Tokugawa clan came from Yoshisue. Yoshisue fathered Mikawa-no-kami Yoriuji, who called himself Serada. Yoriuji fathered Noriuji, who was the main line of the Tokugawa. The Nukata clan came from Tsuneyoshi. The two clans Ōida and Ōshima came from Yoshitsugu, a grandson of Yoshitoshi. The Toriyama clan came from Tokinari, a younger brother of Yoshitsugu. The Ōdate clan came from Ieuji. Ieuji fathered Muneuji, and Muneuji fathered Sama-no-suke (Assistant Commander of the Left Stables) Ujiaki, and father and son both supported the imperial cause and died for their loyalty. (Note: from Ōdate onward, the Taiheiki was consulted.) Among his descendants there is the Sekioka clan. (Note: Sekioka is from the Okaie Shimatsu.) The Horiguchi clan came from Iesada. His grandson Mino-no-kami Sadamitsu fathered Sakyō-no-suke (Assistant Governor of the Left Capital) Yoshimitsu and Kamon-no-suke (Assistant of the Housekeeping Office) Sadasuke, and father and sons all followed Yoshisada in the imperial cause. (Note: from Kamon-no-suke onward, following the Taiheiki.) The Ichii clan came from Minbu-no-gon-no-taifu (Provisional Senior Assistant Minister of Popular Affairs) Sadamasa, a son of Iesada. Sadamasa fathered Sakonoe-no-shōgen Masaie, and father and son both died for their loyalty at Kanasaki. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.)

¶The Ashikaga clan. It came from Yoshiyasu, Jibu-no-shō (Junior Assistant Minister of Civil Administration), the second son of Yoshikuni. Yoshiyasu fathered Yoshikiyo and Yoshikane. Yoshikane became Kazusa-no-suke, married a younger sister of Minamoto-no-Yoritomo's wife, and for generations was related by marriage to the Hōjō clan, so that his descendants were always eminent in Kamakura. (Note: the Azuma Kagami and the Sonpi Bunmyaku were weighed in their general outlines.) Yoshikane fathered Yoshizumi, Yoshisuke, and Yoshiuji. Yoshiuji became Sama-no-kami and fathered Nagauji, Yasuuji, and Yoshitsugu. Yasuuji became Kunai-no-shō (Junior Assistant Minister of the Imperial Household) and had eight sons: Ieuji, Yoshiaki, Yoriuji, Yorishige, Kōshin, Giben, Kenpō, and Motouji. Yoriuji became Jibu-no-gon-no-taifu (Provisional Senior Assistant Minister of Civil Administration) and fathered Shikibu-no-taifu Ietoki, Ietoki fathered Sanuki-no-kami Sadauji, and Sadauji fathered Takauji and Tadayoshi. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku. ○ Upon examination, Takauji at first used a name written with the character for "high," and received one character of his name from Emperor Go-Daigo and changed it to the present name. But the Jinnō Shōtōki, the Yūki documents, and others all write it with the character for "high." Probably after his rebellion the court took back the character of the given name. However, as no explicit statement is found in the various books, it is appended as a note for reference.) Takauji, with his talent for treachery and deceit, fixed a false order for a time, and he himself became the great general of the Northern Court. His descendants passed on his enterprise, but usurpation and disorder followed one upon another, and the misfortune of the realm reached its extreme. (Note: the Taiheiki, the Nan-Taiheiki, and the Meitokuki were weighed in their general outlines.) His clan has more than twenty families. Yoshikiyo called himself Yada-hōgandai (Yada, Deputy Judge); he followed Minamoto-no-Yoshinaka and died in battle at Mizushima in Bitchū. His son Yoshizane fathered Sanekuni, Yoshisue, and Yoshimune. Sanekuni called himself Nikki, Yoshisue became Hosokawa, and Yoshimune became Arakawa. Sanekuni's descendants in the fifth generation were called Yoriaki and Yoshinaga. Yoshisue's descendants in the third generation were called Kazuuji and Yoriharu. Kazuuji fathered Kiyouji, and Yoriharu fathered Yoriyuki. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Together with Yoriaki, Yoshinaga, and others, all were subordinate to Takauji. These two clans both became powerful, and the Hosokawa flourished most. (Note: following the Taiheiki.) Their later descendants, together with the two clans Hatakeyama and Shiba, alternately served as kanrei (shogunal deputies) of the Ashikaga; these are the so-called Three Kanrei. (Note: following the Buke Bunin and the Kenmon Shokamon.) Yoshinaga lived in Sakakibara in Ishi District, Ise, and called himself Sakakibara. (Note: following the Sakakibara genealogy of the Asaba edition.) There are also the Yada, Hirosawa, Kamichi, Togasaki, Tozaki, and other clans, all descendants of Yoshikiyo. Yoshizumi became Tōtōmi-no-kami, and because Hōjō Tokimasa granted him the fief of Hatakeyama Shigetada, he called himself Hatakeyama. (Note: from Hōjō onward, following the Hatakeyama genealogy.) Yoshisuke's son Yoshitane called himself Momonoi. Yoshizumi's descendants in the fifth generation were called Kunikiyo and Yoshifuka. Yoshisuke's descendants in the fifth generation were called Naotsune and Naonobu, and all attached themselves to Takauji. (Note: from "all attached themselves" onward, following the Taiheiki.) Yoshizumi's son Tokikane called himself Iwamatsu. Nagauji became Kazusa-no-suke and called himself Kira. His second son Kuniuji called himself Imagawa. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) His grandson Norikuni attached himself to Takauji and for his merit received Suruga as his fief. He fathered Noriuji and Sadayo, and both served the Ashikaga. Noriuji's grandson Norimasa became Suruga-no-kami, his descendants lived there for generations, and the clan again prospered. Among its branches are the Sekiguchi, Sena, Niino, Ōki, Irino, Kida, Horikoshi, Ozaki, Nawa, and other clans. (Note: following the Imagawa-ki, the printed edition of the Sonpi Bunmyaku, and the Nan-Taiheiki.) Ieuji became Owari-no-kami and called himself Shiba, also Owari. His great-grandson Takatsune followed the Ashikaga, (Note: the matter of following the Ashikaga is from the Taiheiki.) and also became Owari-no-kami; among his branches are the Yoshida, Ōita, Ishibashi, and other clans. Takatsune's younger brother Iekane became Mutsu-kanrei (Deputy for Mutsu). Yoshiaki called himself Shibukawa, also Itakura. Yorishige called himself Sekitō, Kōshin became Isshiki, Giben became Ueno, Kenpō became Omata, and Motouji called himself Kako.

¶The Settsu Genji and the Mino Genji both came from Sama-no-gon-no-kami (Provisional Commander of the Left Stables) Yorikuni, a son of Yorimitsu, the Chinjufu-shōgun. Yorikuni fathered Yorisuke, Yorizane, Yoritsuna, Kunifusa, and Moromitsu. Yoritsuna became Saemon-no-jō. Because from his great-grandfather Mitsunaka onward they had lived for generations in Tada in Settsu, they became the Tada clan, and among the Settsu Genji the Tada are the most famous. (Note: from "Settsu Genji" onward, following the Genpei Seisuiki.) Yorisuke lived in Mizokui and called himself Mizokui. Among his clan are the Fukatsu and Furukawa clans. Among Yorizane's descendants is the Inoue clan. Kunifusa became Mutsu-no-kami and was the ancestor of the Mino Genji. Moromitsu's descendants became the Fukushima clan. Yoritsuna fathered Akikuni, Nakamasa, and Kuninao. Akikuni's descendants became the Nose and Kuragaki clans. Nakamasa became Hyōgo-no-kami (Director of the Armory), called himself Baba, and fathered Yorimasa and Yoriyuki. Yorimasa became Ukyō-no-daibu (Master of the Right Capital Office) and in the Jishō era plotted to destroy the Taira but was defeated and died. The descendants of his fifth son Hirotsuna became the Ōta clan. The descendants of Yorimasa's grandson Munetsuna became the Kawanabe clan. (Note: from "afterward" onward, following the printed edition of the Sonpi Bunmyaku and the Kawanabe genealogy.) Nakamasa also adopted Mitsushige, a great-grandson of Kunifusa, as his son, and he called himself Fukasu. Among his branches are the Matsuzaki, Sakata (Note: ○ the character "saka" is in one source written with a different character, as Sugita), Hori, Osae, Iikura, and other clans. Yorimasa adopted Kanetsuna, a son of Yoriyuki, as his son, and Kanetsuna's son Akitsuna moved to Ōkōchi in Mikawa and called himself Ōkōchi. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku. From "his son" onward, following the printed edition and the Ōkōchi genealogy.) Originally Yorimasa and Nakatsuna were appointed in succession as Izu-no-kami, and their descendants inherited the post for generations. In the time of Minamoto-no-Yoritomo, Takeda Nobumitsu took their place, but after more than ten years Yorimasa's descendants again became shugo (provincial constables), and their clan was called Tada. (Note: following the Kamakura Ōzōshi.) Yoriyuki's grandson Yoritsura lived in Oguni-no-hō in Echigo and called himself Oguni. Among his branches are the Ōnakagawa, Konakagawa, Funatsu, Hisashima, and Fukushima clans. Kuninao lived in Yamagata District in Mino and called himself Yamagata. Among his branches are the Hidase, Kurino, Kōdo, Kamiuchi, Ochiai, Fukushima, Shimizu, Kamino, Hirano, and other clans. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Kuninao's son Kunimoto held Nose District in Settsu and called himself Nose. His descendant in the fourth generation, Yorinaka, became jitō of the Tajiri estate in his native province, and his descendants called themselves Tajiri. (Note: Sonpi Bunmyaku; the Nose genealogy of the Asaba edition, and old documents.)

¶Among the Mino Genji the Toki clan is the most famous. Its line came from Saemon-no-jō Mitsukuni, a son of Mutsu-no-kami Kunifusa. Mitsukuni fathered Dewa-no-kami Mitsunobu, and Mitsunobu lived in Toki District in Mino, (Note: from "lived" onward, following the Toki genealogy.) and was the first to call himself Toki. Originally Yorimitsu and Yorikuni had both been Mino-no-kami. Mitsunobu's grandson Mitsuhira also became Mino-no-kami, and his descendants finally became local lords, and the branches multiplied most. Mitsuhira fathered Mitsuyuki and Mitsutoki. Mitsuyuki fathered Kunihira, Mitsutoshi, and Mitsusada. Mitsusada fathered Sadachika, Yorisada, and Yorishige. Yorisada fathered Yorinao, Shūsai, Yorikiyo, Yoritō, Yorimoto, and Yorikane. Yorinao became Fukumitsu and Shūsai became Sunomata. Yorikane called himself Toki-no-Jūrō and in the reign of Emperor Go-Daigo supported the imperial cause and died for his loyalty. Most of the others followed the Ashikaga. (Note: from Emperor Go-Daigo onward, following the Taiheiki.) Among the clan there are the Asano, Saruko, Aiba, Hara, Hachiya, Funaki, Ibi, Ikeda, Imamine, Toyama, Akechi, and other clans. The Asano came from Mitsutoki, and among its offshoots is the Mikuri clan. The Saruko came from Kunihira, and among its branches are the Kera, Fukazawa, Kōriato, Orisato, Akihara, and other clans. The Aiba came from Mitsutoshi. Mitsutoshi's son Mitsutsugu separated and became the Naka clan, and among his descendants is the Yatsui clan. The Hara and Hachiya clans both came from Sadachika, and among their kindred is the Doi clan. The Funaki came from Yorishige. The Ibi came from Yorio, a son of Yorikiyo. Yorio's son Mitsuo called himself Inagi. The Ikeda came from Yoritada, a younger brother of Yorio, and among his descendants are the two clans Kayazu and Washinosu. The Imamine came from Ujimitsu, a son of Yoritō, the Toyama from Mitsuaki, a younger brother of Ujimitsu, and the Akechi from Yorishige, a son of Yorimoto.

¶The Mino Genji, Owari Genji, and Mikawa Genji all came from Mitsumasa, the Chinjufu-shōgun. Mitsumasa's eldest son Tadashige became Saemon-no-jō and fathered Suruga-no-kami Sadamune. Sadamune fathered Sado-no-kami Shigemune, and Shigemune fathered Shigezane, Shigenaga, and Shigetoki. Shigezane called himself Sado-no-Genta, lived in Yashima in Mino, and was also called Yashima-kanja. (Note: Yashima in Mino is from the Genpei Seisuiki.) His descendants therefore called themselves Sado or Yashima. Shigenaga lived in Kida in Mino and called himself Kida, and his son Shigekuni called himself Kaida. In the Jōkyū disturbance Shigekuni, together with his son Shigetomo and his nephew Shigesue, died in the cause. Shigetoki's descendants became the Kojima clan. Shigezane fathered Shigetō and Shigenari. Shigetō moved to Urano in Owari and called himself Urano. His son Shigenao lived in the Kawabe estate and called himself Kawabe, and also Yamada. Shigenari's eldest son Mitsunari called himself Hara. Shigenao fathered Shigemitsu, who called himself Izumi-kanja. (Note: ○ Upon examination, the Genpei Seisuiki writes the name as Izumi-no-Tarō Shigemitsu.) In the Jishō era he followed Minamoto-no-Yukiie and died in battle at Sunomata. (Note: from the Jishō era onward, following the Genpei Seisuiki.) His son Shigetada called himself Yamada-no-Jirō, supported the imperial cause in the Jōkyū years, but was killed by the Hōjō clan. The Yamada did not have a single line: Shigesada, a younger brother of Shigetō, also called himself Yamada, and among the descendants of Shigehiro, a younger brother of Shigenao, there are also those who bear the name Yamada. But Shigetada was the true heir, and his branch lines were the most numerous, including the Ashiki, Namazu, Ogawa, Hikosaka, Takada, Kagami, Shirakawa, Kojima, and other kindred. The Ashiki came from Shigeyori, a younger brother of Shigenao; the Namazu came from Shigesuke, a son of Shigeyori; the Ogawa came from Shigefusa, a younger brother of Shigeyori; the Hikosaka came from Shigechika, a younger brother of Shigemitsu; the Takada came from Shigemune, a younger brother of Shigechika; the Kagami and Shirakawa both came from Shigeyoshi, a younger brother of Shigemune; and the Kojima came from Shigehira, a younger brother of Shigeyoshi. Shigemune fathered Shigetomo, Shigemura, and Shigeyasu. Shigetomo called himself Kashiwai, and his son Shigesue became Hirano. Shigetomo, Shigemura, and Shigeyasu, together with Shigemochi, a son of Shigehira, and his grandsons Shigetsugu and Shigemichi, supported the imperial cause in the Jōkyū years and all died in the cause. Shigehira's younger brother Shigenaga was killed by the Taira. (Note: ○ Upon examination, he died in battle at Sunomata together with his elder brother Shigemitsu.) His son Shigehide moved to Asuke in Mikawa and called himself Asuke. This is the Mikawa Genji. Shigehide had two sons, Shigetomo and Shigenari. Shigenari died in the Jōkyū disturbance. Shigenori, a descendant of Shigetomo in the fifth generation, led the way in supporting the imperial cause at the time of the Restoration and died for his loyalty. Kenson, Shigenari, and Shigenobu of his clan all followed the imperial army and died in battle at Kamakura.

¶The Yoshizumi clan. It came from Saemon-no-jō Tadataka, the second son of Mitsumasa. Tadataka fathered Dewa-no-kami Nariyori, and Nariyori fathered two sons, Koreie and Takasuke. Koreie at first lived in the Yoshizumi estate in Ōmi, (Note: Ōmi is from the Wamyōshō and the Azuma Kagami.) and took his clan name from it. Among his descendants are the Tsujioka, Amagai, Tsuji, Toyoda, and other clans. Among Takasuke's descendants are the Tomizuka, Yorii, Suhabe, Sawamata, Hani, and other clans. The two clans Takaya and Ogura both came from Musashi-no-kami Mitsusue. Mitsusue fathered Hyōbu-no-jō (Secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs) Munekimi, Munekimi fathered Munetō, and Munetō fathered Sadatoshi, and father and sons all became Echizen-no-kami. Sadatoshi's son Tametsune called himself Takaya. His descendant in the fourth generation, Sadatō, moved to Ōmi and fathered Shigetsuna, and called himself Kishimoto. Shigetsuna fathered Kagetsuna, Sanekata, Takatsuna, and Norihiro. Kagetsuna called himself Hirai, and among his branches is the Kurita clan. Sanekata called himself Yamada, and among his branches are the Wanami, Umebayashi, Yamagami, Ōmachi, and other clans. Takatsuna called himself Ogura, and among his branches is the Takagishi clan. Norihiro called himself Misono, and among his branches are the Kishishita, Murata, Hayashida, and Sekitō clans. Sadatō's younger brother Kagezane likewise moved to Ogura in Ōmi and called himself Ogura. Kagezane's younger brother Kagetō also called himself Ogura in some cases, and among his branches are the Mori, Yonei, Oku, Kawawa, Wada, Yanagi, and other clans.

¶The Shinano Genji. They came from Saemon-no-jō Mitsuyoshi. Mitsuyoshi's eldest son Mitsukuni became Kai-no-kami. His grandson Tamekimi became Shinano-no-kami and fathered Tamehira, who called himself Nakatsunori. Tamehira's younger brother Tamesuke called himself Ina. Tamesuke fathered Kimisuke, and Kimisuke called himself Hayashi. Kimisuke's grandson Kimisue became Izumi, and his great-grandson Koijirō Chikahira was renowned for his strength and courage. Kimisue's younger brother Morisuke called himself Muroga, and his three sons Sukétaka, Yukihira, and Sukenaga all became Suwabe. Sukenaga sided with the rebels in the Jōkyū disturbance, but for his merit received the district of Mitoya in Izumo, and his descendants moved there and called themselves Mitoya. (Note: from Jōkyū onward, following the Mitoya documents.) Tamesuke's younger brother Tamekuni called himself Murakami-hōgandai (Murakami, Deputy Judge). He fathered Kunitaka, and Kunitaka called himself Futayanagi. Kunitaka's grandson Sakonoe-no-shōgen Kunihira became Natsume. Tamekuni's younger brother Tamezane became Yoda, and his great-grandson Nobusumi became Tezuka. Nobusumi's grandson Morishige became Suwa. (Note: ○ Upon examination, the two clans Tezuka and Suwa also include those who came from the Kanasashi clan; these are a separate family.) Nobusumi's younger brother Yukitoshi became Iinuma. Tamezane's younger brother Tamemoto fathered Tameyuki, who became Katagiri. Tamemoto's younger brother Tameuji called himself Tsutsumi. Tameuji's son Tamehiro became Komazawa. Tameyuki's son Kageshige served Minamoto-no-Yoritomo. (Note: his service to Yoritomo is from the Azuma Kagami.) Among his clan are the Iwama, Iijima, Maezawa, Nasu, Ōtori, and other clans. Kimisuke's younger brother Tameie called himself Yoshimi, and among his branches are the Sebashi, Hanita, Tezuka, Haba, Matsumoto, and other clans. Tameie's younger brother Tamezane called himself Iida. (Note: ○ Upon examination, Tamezane has the same name as his uncle.) The descendants of his son Sanenobu became the Oda, Sanada, Iima, and other clans. Among the descendants of Mitsuyoshi's second son, Izu-no-kami Yukiyori, there are the Higashi and the Nishi clans. Among the descendants of his third son, Musashi-no-gonnokami Yorisue, there are the Tsuchimizu, Ōmuro, Inoki, and other clans.

¶The Murakami clan. A famous clan of Shinano, it came from Mutsu-no-kami Yorikiyo. Yorikiyo's grandson Akikiyo was implicated in an affair in the Kanji era and banished to Shinano. He fathered Tamekuni and made him hōgandai, and he first called himself Murakami. He fathered Yasutō, Yasunobu, Akikuni, Motokuni, Korekuni, Narikuni, Nakatsune, Chikakuni, Iekuni, Kankaku, Munezane, and Nakakiyo, and many of the brothers became hōgandai. Yasutō's descendants became the Yoriai, Iriyama, and Yamada clans. Yasunobu's descendant in the fourth generation, Sama-no-gon-no-kami Yoshimitsu, followed Prince Moriyoshi together with his son Yoshitaka in the Genkō era. This matter appears in the "Biographies of Righteous Martyrs." (Note: from Yoshimitsu onward, the Taiheiki was consulted.) Akikuni's descendants became the Yashiro, Kamijō, Shimojō, and Hiraji clans. Motokuni's descendants became the Agatsuma and Iida clans. Korekuni called himself Shimamoto, and Narikuni's descendants became the Deura, Onozawa, and Ōmi clans. Nakatsune called himself Yamada, Chikakuni called himself Hiraya, and Iekuni called himself Imazato. Kankaku's descendants became the Awata clan, and for generations were bettō (stewards) of the Togakushi shrine in Shinano. Munezane's descendants became the two clans Ono and Okada. Nakakiyo's descendants became the Senda clan, and there are also the Yoshida, Ueno, Nishikawa, Hayashi, Ōkura, Andō, and other clans, all of them kindred of the Murakami.

¶The Inoue clan. It came from Kamon-no-suke Yorisue, a son of Yorinobu. Yorisue lived in Shinano and called himself Inoue, and fathered Mitsuzane. Mitsuzane's eldest son Mitsuhira called himself Tokida, and Mitsuhira's son Mitsunaga became Norihora. Mitsunaga had two sons, Kiyonaga and Mitsumori. Mitsumori was killed in the Genryaku era because he had followed Ichijō Tadayori. (Note: from Genryaku onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Kiyonaga's son Tadanaga called himself Yaimori and succeeded Mitsumori; he fathered Naganao, Tsunenaga, Mitsutomo, and Mitsukiyo, and all their descendants called themselves Inoue. The descendants of Mitsuhira's younger brother Iemitsu became the Yonemochi, Saku, Yasukida, Ashida, Murakami, and other clans. The descendants of Mitsunaga's younger brother Yoshitō became the Koita clan. (Note: ○ the printed edition writes the second character of Koita with a different character.) Naganao's son Nagatoki called himself Kubo.

¶The Takanashi clan is a kindred of the Inoue. Mitsuzane's third son Morimitsu was the first to call himself Takanashi, and his grandson Yoritaka fathered Yorihira and Yoshitaka. Yoshitaka called himself Sekiyama, and at the time of the Restoration the Takanashi, together with the Nishina, supported the imperial cause and won merit. (Note: from "the Restoration" onward, following the Taiheiki.) Morimitsu's younger brother Shigemitsu called himself Yoshimi, and Shigemitsu's younger brother Tamezane became Suda. Among Yorinobu's descendants there are also the Kawachi, Tokiwa, and Kunii families. The Kawachi clan came from his son Yoritō. The two clans Tokiwa and Kunii came from Yoshimasa, a younger brother of Yoritō.

¶The Satake clan. It came from Gyōbu-no-jō (Secretary of the Ministry of Justice) Yoshimitsu, a son of Yoriyoshi. Yoshimitsu was jealous of the reputation of Yoshitada, a son of Yoshiie, secretly sent a man to kill him, and put the blame on his elder brother Yoshitsuna and Yoshitsuna's eldest son Yoshiaki. The court sent troops to attack and kill Yoshiaki, and also ordered Tameyoshi, a nephew of Yoshitsuna, to attack Yoshitsuna. Yoshitsuna surrendered, his sons all killed themselves, and he had no heir. Only among the descendants of his fourth son Yoshinaka is there the Ishibashi clan, but this too is not very famous. The descendants of Yoshimitsu, on the other hand, prospered, and the clan became very flourishing. After Yoshimitsu had eliminated the sons of Yoshitsuna, he had his eldest son Yoshinari take over the enterprise left behind, (Note: from "after eliminating" onward, following the Satake genealogy of the Tomura edition.) and appointed him Saemon-no-jō. Yoshimitsu and Yoshinari went back and forth to Hitachi and lived in the district of Satake. Yoshinari fathered Masayoshi and Yoshisada. Because Masayoshi's mother was a daughter of Taira-no-Kiyomoto, the Hitachi-no-Daijō, Masayoshi remained and lived in Satake and finally took it as his clan name. His son Takayoshi became Hitachi-no-suke and called himself Ōta-no-Shirō. He fathered Hideyoshi, and Hideyoshi called himself Satake-no-bettō, but he was attacked by Minamoto-no-Yoritomo, his troops were defeated, and he fled. Later he was pardoned and returned to his province, recovered his old domain, (Note: from Minamoto-no-Yoritomo onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) and was also made jitō of the Yamada district in Mino, so that among his descendants there are also those living in Mino. (Note: from "descendants" onward, following the Satake genealogy preserved at Seion-ji.) Hideyoshi fathered Yoshishige. (Note: Yoshishige is in one source written Shigeyoshi.) He became Hitachi-no-suke, and his descendants for generations took root in Hitachi, and the clan was strong and powerful. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku. From "descendants" onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) There are the Sakaide, Nukata, Okada, Ogawa, Inagi, Nagakura, Ōyama, Ōuchi, Ose, Yamairi, and other clans. The Sakaide and Yamairi are quite famous. There are two Sakaide: the Minami-Sakaide line came from Yoshimochi, a younger brother of Yoshishige, and the Kita-Sakaide came from Sueyoshi, a younger brother of Yoshimochi. (Note: ○ Upon examination, the Sonpi Bunmyaku makes Yoshimochi a younger brother of Hideyoshi.) The Yamairi clan came from Moroyoshi, a descendant of Yoshishige in the fifth generation. (Note: following the Satake genealogy, and the Satake genealogies preserved at Shōsō-ji and Seion-ji.) Yoshinari's second son Yoshisada became Tōtōmi-no-kami, and his descendants lived in Ōmi for generations and called themselves Yamamoto. Yoshisada's son Yoshitsune became Iga-no-kami and fathered Yoshiaki, Yoshihiro, Yoshikane, Yoshitaka, and Yoshinari. Yoshiaki called himself Minoura, Yoshikane became Kashiwagi, and Yoshitaka became Nishigori. In the reign of Emperor Go-Daigo there was one named Nishigori Toshimasa, who supported the imperial cause and died for it. He was probably a descendant of this line. (Note: from Emperor Go-Daigo onward, following the Taiheiki. Toshimasa is from the Konshōin edition.) Yoshinari became Ōtori, Yoshitsune's younger brother Yoshiharu called himself Hayami, and Yoshiharu's younger brother Nobuyoshi became Majima.

¶The Takeda clan. It came from Yoshikiyo, the third son of Yoshimitsu. Yoshikiyo once committed an offense and was exiled to Kai, where he finally remained and lived, and was the first to call himself Takeda. He fathered Kiyomitsu and Moromitsu. Moromitsu called himself Hōbara, and Kiyomitsu had more than ten children. His heir was called Nobuyoshi, and he had four sons. The youngest, Nobumitsu, succeeded to the main house and became Izu-no-kami; he took his third son Nobumasa as his heir, and Nobumasa fathered Nobutoki. From Nobutoki down to his great-grandson Nobutake, they were appointed successively as Izu-no-kami, and for generations were a powerful main house. The branch lines multiplied between Kai and Shinano, and there are the Henmi, Kagami, Akiyama, Nanbu, Yasuda, Yasui, Tai, Sone, Nago, Asari, Yatsushiro, Toshimi, Yoshida, Komatsu, Mantame, Amari, Kamijō, Ichijō, Itagaki, Iwasaki, Ishibashi, Mabuchi, Isawa, and other kindred. The Henmi line came from Kazusa-no-suke Mitsunaga, the eldest son of Kiyomitsu. Kiyomitsu had once called himself Henmi-kanja, and Mitsunaga inherited the title from him. His great-grandson Yoshishige sided with the Hōjō in the Jōkyū disturbance and for his merit was granted the district of Ōkuwa in Mino, so that among its branches there is the Ōkuwa clan. The Kagami clan came from Shinano-no-kami Tōmitsu, a younger brother of Mitsunaga. Tōmitsu called himself Kagami-no-Jirō. The descendants of his eldest son Mitsutomo became the Akiyama clan. In the Shōhei era there was one named Akiyama Shin-kurōdo Mitsumasa, who was probably a descendant. (Note: from Shōhei onward, following the Taiheiki.) The Nanbu clan came from Mitsuyuki, a younger brother of Mitsutomo, and later moved to Mutsu. (Note: the move to Mutsu is from the Nanbu genealogy.) At the time of the Restoration the Nanbu followed Minamoto Akiie in the imperial cause, and their descendants kept their territory for generations and have not ceased to this day. (Note: from "the Restoration" onward, following the Taiheiki and the Nanbu genealogy.) The Yasuda clan came from Tōtōmi-no-kami Yoshisada, a younger brother of Tōmitsu, and among its branches are the two clans Tanaka and Izumi. The Yasui clan came from Kiyotaka, a younger brother of Yoshisada, and among its kindred are also the two clans Ninomiya and Tōjō. The Tai clan came from Nagayoshi, a younger brother of Kiyotaka, the Sone clan came from Gonson, a younger brother of Nagayoshi, and the Nago clan came from Yoshiyuki, a younger brother of Gonson; his descendants moved to Kii, and among their offshoots are the Mimoto, Kōtoku, Hasa, Yukawa, Aisu, Oki, and other clans. (Note: from "descendants" onward, following the Takeda genealogy of Kii.) The Asari clan came from Yoshitō, a younger brother of Yoshiyuki. Yoshitō was known as a master archer and is the so-called Asari-no-Yoichi. (Note: Yoshitō is from the Azuma Kagami. ○ The Sonpi Bunmyaku and the Takeda genealogy write Yoshitō as Yoshinari.) Yoshitō's younger brother Nobukiyo called himself Yatsushiro, and Nobukiyo's younger brother Yoshiuji became Toshimi. The three clans Yoshida, Komatsu, and Mantame came from Saemon-no-jō Ariyoshi, the eldest son of Nobuyoshi. Ariyoshi's younger brother Tadayori called himself Ichijō-no-Jirō but was killed by Minamoto-no-Yoritomo. His descendants became the two clans Amari and Kamijō. The Itagaki clan came from Kanenobu, a younger brother of Tadayori. The Ichijō clan came from Nobunaga, the fourth son of Nobumitsu, and among its branches is the Takabatake clan. The Iwasaki clan came from Nobutaka, a younger brother of Nobunaga, and among its branches are the Ichinomiya, Chūjō, Nishimura, Maruya, Kurihara, and other kindred. (Note: from "branches" onward, following the Takeda genealogy.) Nobutaka's younger brother Nobutsugu called himself Ishibashi, and Nobutsugu's younger brother Nobumoto became Mabuchi. The Isawa clan (Note: ○ the name Isawa is written with other characters in the various books and in the Takeda genealogy, but as the readings agree it is emended here.) came from Masatsuna, a younger brother of Nobutoki. Nobumitsu had at first held the Isawa estate, and probably passed it on to Masatsuna. He exerted himself for the Hōjō in the Jōkyū years and was also granted the post of shugo of Aki, so that his descendants moved there. Nobutake served Ashikaga Takauji, and his descendants also obtained a fief in Wakasa, and these two main houses both became flourishing clans. (Note: from "descendants moved" onward, following the Takeda genealogy.)

¶The Ogasawara clan too is a kindred of the Takeda, and its line came from Nagakiyo, the second son of Shinano-no-kami Tōmitsu. Nagakiyo was the first to bear the name Ogasawara; in the Jōkyū disturbance he followed the Hōjō and was granted the post of shugo of Awa. Nagakiyo had two sons, and the elder, Nagatsune, fathered Nagafusa, Nagatada, Nagayoshi, and Nagamura. Nagafusa also became shugo of Awa, and among his descendants there are those who moved to Miyoshi in Awa and became the Miyoshi clan. (Note: from Nagafusa onward, following the Taiheiki, the Ogasawara genealogy, and the Miyoshi genealogy.) Nagatada's great-grandson Munenaga fathered Sadamune, and father and son both became Shinano-no-kami. Sadamune excelled at mounted archery and became a teacher of Emperor Go-Daigo, but later attached himself to Ashikaga Takauji. (Note: from "excelled at mounted archery" onward, following the Ogasawara family record and the Taiheiki.) Among his clan there are more than ten families. Nagatsune's younger brother Nagamitsu succeeded Yatsushiro Nobukiyo and took his clan name. The descendants of Nagamitsu's younger brother Tokinaga became the Tomono clan. Tokinaga's younger brother Tomomitsu took Ōi in Shinano as his fief, called himself Ōi, and among his kindred is the Nikaho clan. (Note: the Nikaho clan is from the Ogasawara genealogy of the Asaba edition.) Among the descendants of Tomomitsu's younger brother Yukinaga are the Fujisaki, Takabatake, Karito, and other clans. The descendants of Yukinaga's younger brother Kiyotoki became the Narumi clan. Kiyotoki's younger brother Nagataka called himself Ōkura. Nagataka's younger brother Kiyotsune became Izu-no-kami, and his descendants lived in Akazawa in their native province and called themselves Akazawa. (Note: from Izu-no-kami onward, following the Ogasawara genealogy of the Asaba edition. ○ This book writes Kiyotsune as Tsunekiyo and makes him a son of Nagatsune, but this is probably an error.) Nagayoshi became Shimojō, and Nagamura became Yonezato. The descendants of Nagatomo, a son of Tokinaga, became the Atobe clan. Among the Shinano Genji the Ogasawara are the most flourishing clan. Those of their later descendants who have kept their lands are still seen to this day. (Note: from "later descendants" onward, following the genealogies of various houses.)

¶The Hiraga clan. It came from Sa-hyōe-no-jō (Lieutenant of the Left Gate Guards) Moriyoshi, the fourth son of Yoshimitsu. Moriyoshi called himself Hiraga-kanja, and his descendants took their clan name from this. He fathered Ariyoshi, Yasuyoshi, Yoshinobu, and Atsuyoshi. Yasuyoshi called himself Sasake, Yoshinobu became Ōuchi, and Atsuyoshi became Inukai. Yoshinobu became Musashi-no-kami on the recommendation of Minamoto-no-Yoritomo and fathered Koreyoshi, Tomonobu, Tomomasa, and Kagehira. Koreyoshi's son Suruga-no-kami Korenobu supported the imperial cause in the Jōkyū years, but his army was defeated and he was sent into exile. Tomonobu called himself Iizawa, was also called Ono-kanja, and his descendants all became the Ono clan. Tomomasa, as a son-in-law of Hōjō Tokimasa, became Kyōto Shugo (Constable of Kyoto), and his power had no equal. Later he was implicated in a plot by his wife's mother to set up Tomomasa as shogun, and was put to death by the shogun. Kagehira called himself Kobayakawa.

¶The Kawachi Genji. They came from Sa-hyōe-no-jō Yoshitoki, the fifth son of Yoshiie. Yoshitoki's second son, Musashi-no-gonnokami Yoshimoto, was the first to live in Ishikawa District in Kawachi, and therefore took Ishikawa as his clan name. His descendant in the sixth generation, Hida-no-kami Yoshizumi, supported the imperial cause in the Genkō era and died for his loyalty at Kasagi. Yoshitoki's eldest son Ariyoshi called himself Hiraga. Nobumori, a grandson of his fourth son Yoshisuke, called himself Matō. Yoshiie's seventh son Yoshitaka followed Minamoto-no-Yoshitomo in the Heiji disturbance and died in battle at Ryūge-goe. Among his descendants are the Mori, Wakatsuki, Oshida, and other clans. Yoshitaka's son Yoritaka called himself Mori-kanja and was treated courteously by Minamoto-no-Yoritomo. (Note: from Heiji onward, the Heiji Monogatari and the Azuma Kagami were consulted.) He fathered Yoritane and Yorisada. Yoritane called himself Wakatsuki. Yorisada's descendants became the Mori clan, and among their branches are the two clans Ueno and Kasa-ai. Yoritane's son Yorihiro called himself Oshida, and his son Yorinaka became Tago. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.)

¶The King of the Ryukyus. He came from Tametomo, the eighth son of Saemon-no-jō Tameyoshi. Tameyoshi had more than twenty children, most of whom died in the Hōgen disturbance, but Tametomo alone escaped and was banished to Izu Ōshima. Later he finally raided the various islands and went as far as Kikai-ga-shima. (Note: following the Hōgen Monogatari and the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) He had a son, who was called King Shunten. In the third year of Juei under Emperor Antoku (1184), he was established as King of the Ryukyus, and he is said to have become the ancestor long venerated in that country. (Note: following the Yuanshi Leibian. ○ This book says that King Shunten took the throne in the eleventh year of Chunxi of the Song, which corresponds to the third year of Juei.)

¶The Yoshimi clan. It came from Noriyori, Mikawa-no-kami, a son of Sama-no-kami Yoshitomo. Noriyori's grandson Tameyori received the fief of his maternal family and called himself Yoshimi. His great-grandson Nakatsukasa-no-taifu (Senior Assistant of the Ministry of Central Affairs) Takayori served at the temporary palace at Yoshino. There are also the Ano, Echi, and other clans. The Ano line came from Hokkyō (Dharma Bridge) Zenjō, a younger brother of Noriyori. The Echi line came from Enjō, a younger brother of Zenjō. Enjō's son Yoshinari called himself Echi because he inherited the fief of his maternal grandfather, Keihan, the district magistrate of Echi District in Owari. Yoritame, Zenjō's descendant in the fourth generation, also became Echi.

¶Among the Uda Genji, the Ayanokōji house and the Sasaki clan are the most famous. The Ayanokōji house came from Prince Atsuzane, the Shikibu-kyō (Minister of Ceremonial). Atsuzane fathered the Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) Masanobu, and Masanobu fathered Tokinaka and Tokikata. Tokinaka became Dainagon, and many of his descendants became high officials. His descendant in the eighth generation, Nobuari, became Gon-chūnagon (Provisional Middle Counselor), and he is the founder of the Ayanokōji house. Tokikata became Sahyōe-no-suke (Assistant of the Left Gate Guards) and fathered Ōkura-no-shō (Junior Assistant of the Ministry of the Treasury) Nakanobu. His great-grandson Mitsutō became Tonomo-no-kami (Director of the Palace Cleaning Office) and fathered Nakakuni, Nakaakira, and Nakakane. Nakaakira became Monjō-hakase (Professor of Letters), but while in Kamakura he was killed by the monk Kugyō. (Note: from "while in Kamakura" onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) Nakakane became Kōgōgū-no-shōshin (Junior Assistant of the Empress's Household) and fathered Kōgōgū-no-daishin (Senior Assistant of the Empress's Household) Tōkane. His descendants have remained shinshin families (kuge, court nobles) down to the present. (Note: from "his descendants" onward, following the Shoke Chifu Setsuki.)

¶The Sasaki clan. It came from Sangi (Councillor) Sukeyoshi, a son of the Sadaijin Masanobu. Sukeyoshi fathered Chinjufu-shōgun Nariyori, and Nariyori was the first to live in the Sasaki estate in Ōmi and took his clan name from it. He fathered Hyōbu-no-jō Akitsune, Akitsune fathered Tsunekata, and Tsunekata fathered Suesada and Yukisada. Yukisada was appointed kannushi (chief priest) of the Sasaki Shrine, (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) called himself Mano, and among his branches are the Inoue, Echi, and other clans. Suesada fathered Hideyoshi, and Hideyoshi attached himself to Minamoto-no-Yoshitomo. Even when the main house of the Minamoto declined, he was unwilling to become a vassal of the Taira, left the province, and relied on Shibuya Shigekuni, a man of Sagami. (Note: from "the main house of the Minamoto" onward, following the Azuma Kagami.) He fathered Sadatsuna, Tsunetaka, Moritsuna, Takatsuna, Yoshikiyo, and Gonshū. When Minamoto-no-Yoritomo raised his army, his sons all followed him and became meritorious retainers of the shogunate. Moritsuna and Takatsuna are the most famous. Hideyoshi resisted the Taira and died in battle in Ōmi. (Note: from Minamoto-no-Yoritomo onward, following the Azuma Kagami and the Genpei Seisuiki.) Tsunetaka called himself Hiruma and lived in Shibuya in Sagami. (Note: from Hiruma onward, following the Sasaki genealogy.) Together with his son Takashige he died in the cause in the Jōkyū disturbance. Moritsuna's son Nobuzane attached himself to the Hōjō, held the Kaji estate in Bizen, and became Kaji, and among his branches are the Isobe (Note: ○ the second character of Isobe is in one source written with a different character, as Isono), Nomura, Kojima, Akaura, Hondō, and other clans. Takatsuna's son Mitsutsuna moved to Nogi in Izumo and became the Nogi clan. (Note: ○ Nogi is in one source written with other characters, as Nogi.) Yoshikiyo's son Yasukiyo held Oki and Izumo, his descendants took Oki as their clan name, and the clan multiplied between the two provinces. There are more than thirty clans, including the Enya, Tonda, I, Koshi, Komazaki, Ōkuma, and others. Gonshū became bettō of the Sasaki Shrine, and his descendants became the Yoshida clan. Gonshū's descendant in the third generation, Hidenaka, is the so-called Hizen-bō Gonkaku. (Note: from Hizen onward, the Taiheiki was consulted.) Sadatsuna became shugo of Ōmi and fathered Hirotsuna, Sadashige, Sadataka, Nobutsuna, Hirosada, Tokitsuna, Yukitsuna, and Yorisada. Hirotsuna became Yamashiro-no-kami and died for the cause with his son Koretsuna in the Jōkyū disturbance. Among his descendants are the Kuzuoka and Yurugi clans. Sadashige was killed by monks of the Enryaku-ji, and his son Naotsuna called himself Kagami and likewise died in the Jōkyū disturbance. Sadataka called himself Sawada, Hirosada became Mabuchi, Tokitsuna became Saho, Yukitsuna became Isa, and Yorisada became Yamanaka. Nobutsuna attached himself to the Hōjō. He succeeded to the house and was appointed Ōmi-no-kami, and fathered Shigetsuna, (Note: ○ the character "tsuna" is in one source written with a different character.) Takanobu, (Note: ○ the character "taka" is in one source written with a different character.) Yasutsuna, and Ujinobu. Among Shigetsuna's descendants are the Ōhara, Shirai, and other clans. Takanobu called himself Takashima, and among his branches are the Shimosaka, Tanaka, Kutsuki, and other clans. Yasutsuna became Saemon-no-jō and fathered Yoritsuna and Nagatsuna. Nagatsuna's grandson Takanaga moved to Mikawa and called himself Matsushita. Ujinobu became Ōmi-no-kami and fathered Mitsunobu and Munetsuna. Among Mitsunobu's descendants are the Kuroda, Iwayama, Kurachi, and other clans. Yoritsuna fathered Tokinobu, and Tokinobu's son Ujiyori attached himself to Ashikaga Takauji. Munetsuna adopted Takauji, a grandson of Mitsunobu, as his son, and he too attached himself to Takauji. Originally Yasutsuna lived in Kōnan (south of the lake), and his residence was at Rokkaku in the capital. Ujinobu lived in Kōhoku (north of the lake), and his residence was at Kyōgoku. Thus the clan divided into two lines, south and north. The southern line was called Rokkaku and the northern line Kyōgoku, and the two houses flourished most. (Note: from "lived in Kōnan" onward, the Sasaki genealogy was consulted.) But the Rokkaku were in fact the main house and also lived in Ōmi for generations, so their branches multiplied and spread throughout the province. Among the Rokkaku line there are also the Murai, Mikami, Takai, Nagahara, Wada, Komai, Yamanouchi, and other clans, and among the Kyōgoku line there are the Mizoguchi, Matsuda, Uesaka, Amago, Shinji, and other clans, and their offshoots cannot be counted. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku and the Sasaki genealogy of the Sano edition.)

¶The famous families of the Murakami Genji are the Nakanoin house, the Koga house, the Nawa clan, and the Akamatsu clan. The Nakanoin house is also called Kitabatake, and came from Prince Tomohira, the Nakatsukasa-kyō (Minister of Central Affairs). Prince Tomohira's son, the Udaijin (Minister of the Right) Morofusa, was first granted the surname Minamoto-no-Ason in the Kannin era under Emperor Go-Ichijō and fathered Akifusa. Akifusa also became Udaijin. He fathered the Daijō-daijin Masazane, whose son the Udaijin Masasada adopted his nephew Masamichi as his son and fathered Michichika. Father and son both became Naidaijin. Michichika fathered Michimitsu and Michikata. Michikata became Dainagon and fathered Michinari and Masaie. Masaie fathered Morochika, and Morochika fathered Morishige. The three generations after Masaie all became Gon-dainagon (Provisional Major Counselor). Morishige fathered Jun-daijin (Associate Minister) Chikafusa, and Chikafusa fathered Akiie, Akinobu, and Akiyoshi. Akiie became Gon-dainagon and Chinjufu-taishōgun (Great Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Headquarters). Akinobu became Chūnagon, and Akiyoshi became Udaijin and Ise Kokushi (Governor of Ise). At the time of the Restoration, Chikafusa and his sons exerted themselves for the sovereign's cause, and though they were repeatedly set back they did not yield and sought recovery, but in the end could not fulfill their aim. Akiie died in battle at Sakai-no-ura in Izumi, and Akinobu died in battle at Ōhara in Chikuzen. Chikafusa assisted Emperor Go-Murakami and became an elder statesman of the nation, and it was largely through his efforts that the temporary court was saved from destruction. (Note: from "the Restoration" onward, the Taiheiki was weighed in its general outlines.) Akiyoshi's descendants became Ise Kokushi generation after generation. Among his clan there are the Kidzukuri, Tamaru, Ōkōchi, Sakauchi, Iwauchi, Fujikata, Ōsaka, Asaka, Hase, Yage, and other clans. (Note: from Akiyoshi onward, following the Kitabatake genealogy.) Akinobu's son, the Dainagon Morichika, became Mutsu Kokushi, and his descendants inherited that post for generations without a break for a long time, and were called in the world the Namioka Gosho. (Note: from Morichika onward, following the endorsement of the Sekijō document, the Rekimei Dodai, and the Shin'yōshū.) Masaie's grandson Gon-chūnagon Tomoyuki was the first to take part in the great councils at the beginning of the Restoration, but was killed by the Hōjō. Michinari became Naidaijin and was called Sanjō-bōmon, and fathered Jun-daijin Michiyori. His descendants down to the present have ranked among the ministers generation after generation and were called the Daijin houses. (Note: from "his descendants" onward, following the Shoke Chifu Setsuki.)

¶The Koga house. It came from the Daijō-daijin Michimitsu, a son of Michichika. Michimitsu's high-great-grandfather Masazane was called the Koga Daijō-daijin, and Michimitsu was called the Later Koga, and he fathered Michitada and Michiari. Michitada became Dainagon, and his house rose generation after generation to the rank of the Three Ministers, and is now called a kazoku (peerage family). (Note: from "his house" onward, following the Shoke Chifu Setsuki.) Michiari became Ukonoe-no-shōshō (Lesser General of the Right Palace Guards) and fathered the Naidaijin Arifusa, who was called the Rokujō Naifu. Arifusa fathered Gon-chūnagon Aritada, and Aritada fathered Arimitsu and Tadaaki. Arimitsu became Gon-chūnagon, and Tadaaki became Sangi and Sakonoe-no-chūjō. He is the so-called Chigusa Chūjō. He followed Emperor Go-Daigo on his journey to the western provinces and rendered service as an escort, but later died fighting the rebels at Nishizaka. (Note: from Tadaaki onward, following the Taiheiki.) His son Akitsune fathered Gon-chūnagon Masamitsu. Masamitsu's grandson Aritsugu was adopted by the Dainagon Arisada, a grandson of Arimitsu, and succeeded to the house.

¶The Nawa clan. It came from Chūnagon Masakane, the eighth son of the Udaijin Akifusa. Masakane fathered Tanba-no-kami Suefusa, and Suefusa fathered Tadafusa, of Junior Fifth Rank Lower. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Tadafusa fathered Norifusa, and Norifusa fathered Hyōbu-no-shō (Junior Assistant Minister of Military Affairs) Norimasa. Norimasa fathered Gōun, and Gōun became a monk of the Enryaku-ji. He had a son called Shōun, and Shōun's son Masaaki was called Hitachi-bō. This is the one who captured Minamoto-no-Yukiie. (Note: the capture is from the Heike Monogatari.) Masaaki fathered Yukiakira, and in the Jōkyū years Yukiakira held the village of Osada in Hōki and called himself Osada. His grandson Yukitaka fathered Hōki-no-kami Nagatoshi, who, having become jitō of the Nawa estate in his native province, called himself Nawa. (Note: from "native province" onward, following the Hōki-no-maki.) He received Emperor Go-Daigo at Mount Senjō and won merit by striking down the rebels. Later he fought Ashikaga Takauji at Rokujō-Ōmiya and died, and many of his sons and younger brothers likewise died for the cause. Among his clan are the Ōishi, Kagami, Tsukumi, Kasukabe, Ashitaka, Kamigami, Ōi, Kaetsu, Fuse, Takekata, Kawanami, and other clans. (Note: following the Wamyō genealogy.) Nagatoshi's grandson Akioki followed Prince Kaneyoshi to the western seas, and among his descendants there are those who live in Yatsushiro in Higo. (Note: following the Hōki-no-maki.)

¶The Akamatsu clan. It came from Dainagon Sadafusa, the eighth son of Chūnagon Masakane. Sadafusa fathered Ukonoe-no-shōshō Sadatada, and Sadatada fathered Jijū (Chamberlain) Morosue. (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku.) Morosue was implicated in an affair and banished to Harima, and fathered Suefusa. Suefusa's son Suenori lived in the district of Akamatsu and took his clan name from it. He fathered Yorinori, who became Harima-no-kami, and many of his descendants inherited that post. Yorinori's great-grandson Shigenori fathered Norimura, who is the lay monk Enshin. He fathered Norisuke, Sadanori, and Norisuke. (Note: following the Akamatsu genealogy. The Akamatsu genealogies of various books and the Arima genealogy were consulted.) At the beginning of the Restoration, Norimura led his sons and brothers in the imperial cause and stormed and took Rokuhara. Later, on the ground that rewards had not matched merit, he rebelled and submitted to Ashikaga Takauji. (Note: following the Taiheiki.) Among his clan there are the Uno, Kōzuki, Tokuhira, Sayo, Nakajima, Ōgō, Majima, Bessho, Arima, and other clans. The Uno line came from Tamesuke, a son of Yorinori; the Kōzuki came from Kagemori, a grandson of Yorinori; the Tokuhira came from Yorikage, a younger brother of Tamesuke; the Sayo came from Norishige, a son of Tamesuke; the Nakajima came from Sadaaki, a grandson of Norishige; the Ōgō came from Suenori, a descendant of Sadaaki in the fourth generation; the Bessho came from Enkō, a younger brother of Norimura; and the Arima came from Yoshisuke, a son of Norisuke. (Note: following the Akamatsu genealogy.) In later times the Arima clan prospered greatly. (Note: following the genealogies of various houses.)

¶Among the Kazan Genji there is the Shirakawa house, which came from Prince Kiyohito. Prince Kiyohito fathered Nobunobu, who in the second year of Manju under Emperor Go-Ichijō (1025) was granted the surname Minamoto-no-Ason and became Jingi-haku (Head of the Department of Deities). He fathered Prince Yasusuke, and Prince Yasusuke became an adopted son of his grandfather Prince Kiyohito. He fathered Aki-no-gon-no-kami Akiyasu, and Akiyasu fathered Prince Akihiro, who became Jingi-haku. From then on, those among his descendants who were successively appointed Jingi-haku all returned to the status of imperial princes, and the line has continued without interruption down to the present. (Note: following the Kōin Shōunroku, the Teiō Hennenki, and the Sonpi Bunmyaku.)