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Yamato no Fumi clan ( 東文氏) - not a branch of the Yamato no Aya clan.įrom the late ancient era onward, the family name (Myōji/苗字 or 名字) had been commonly used by samurai to denote their family line instead of the name of the ancient clan that the family line belongs to (uji-na/氏名 or honsei/本姓), which was used only in the official records in the Imperial court.Tamura clan ( 田村氏) - cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan.Sakanoue clan ( 坂上氏) - cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan.Ōkura clan ( 大蔵氏) - cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan.Kawachi no Aya clan ( 西漢氏) - cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan.Inoue clan ( 井上氏) - there is a branch of Yamato no Aya clan with the name Inoue they are different from the Seiwa Genji Inoue clan.Haruda clan ( 原田氏) - cadet branch of Yamato no Aya clan.Chōsokabe clan ( 長宗我部氏) - descended from Hata clan (disputed) famous for Chōsokabe Motochika.Chōshi clan ( 調子氏) - cadet branch of Hata clan.Hata clan ( 秦氏) - descended from Prince Yuzuki no Kimi, a descendant of Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Chinese Qin dynasty.Tatara clan ( 多多良氏) - descended from Tsunugaarashito (都怒我阿羅斯等), a prince of Gaya.Ōchi clan ( 大市氏) - descended from Tsunugaarashito (都怒我阿羅斯等), a prince of Gaya.Hirata clan ( 辟田氏) - descended from Tsunugaarashito (都怒我阿羅斯等), a prince of Gaya.Tajima clan ( 但馬氏) - descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century.Tachibanamori clan ( 橘守氏) - descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century.Itoi clan ( 糸井氏) - descended from Amenohiboko, a prince of Silla who came to Japan in the 3rd or 4th century.Sena clan ( 背奈氏) - descended from Sena no Fukutoku (背奈福徳), son of King Yeongnyu of Goguryeo.
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Mononobe clan ( 物部氏) - descended from the kami Nigihayahi no Mikoto (legendary), a descendant of the elder brother of Ninigi no Mikoto (legendary), great-grandfather of Emperor Jimmu famous for Mononobe no Moriya.Kusakabe clan ( 日下部氏) - descended from 9th Emperor Kaika, or 36th Emperor Kōtoku (disputed).Ki clan ( 紀氏) - descended from Emperor Kōgen by the Minister Takeshi-uchi no Sukune famous for Ki no Tsurayuki.Imube clan ( 忌部氏) - descended from the kami Ame no Futotama no Mikoto (legendary), and his descendant Ame no Tomi no Mikoto companion in arms of Emperor Jimmu.Hashiji clan ( 土師氏) - descended from the kami Nomi no Sukune (legendary).Aya clan of Sanuki province - According to the Kojiki descended from Prince Takekaiko, grandson of Emperor Keikō.Abe clan of Ōshū ( 安倍氏) - descended from Abihiko (disputed) no direct relation to the Kōgen-descent Abe clan ( 阿部氏), famous for Abe no Hirafu and Abe no Yoritoki.Abe clan ( 阿部氏/安倍氏) - descended from Prince Ōhiko, son of Emperor Kōgen no direct relation to the Abe clan of Ōshū ( 安倍氏).Tachibana clan ( 橘氏) - descended from Prince Naniwa-Ō, son of Prince Shōtoku (572–621), 2nd son of Emperor Yōmei no direct relation to the feudal Tachibana clan ( 立花氏).