Adachi clan
Encyclopedia
The Adachi clan is a family of samurai
who are said to have been descended from Fujiwara no Yamakage. Their historical significance derives from their successes during the Genpei War
and their subsequent affiliation with the Hōjō clan
.
Important figures of the clan are:
Japanese clans
This is a list of Japanese clans. The ancient clans mentioned in the Nihonshoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian period. Instead of gozoku, new aristocracies, Kuge families emerged in the period...
who are said to have been descended from Fujiwara no Yamakage. Their historical significance derives from their successes during the Genpei War
Genpei War
The was a conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the fall of the Taira clan and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192....
and their subsequent affiliation with the Hōjō clan
Hojo clan
See the late Hōjō clan for the Hōjō clan of the Sengoku Period.The in the history of Japan was a family who controlled the hereditary title of shikken of the Kamakura Shogunate. In practice, the family had actual governmental power, many times dictatorial, rather than Kamakura shoguns, or the...
.
Important figures of the clan are:
- Adachi KagemoriAdachi KagemoriAdachi Kagemori was a Japanese warrior of the Adachi family and was a son of Morinaga. He served with Minamoto no Yoriie but became a monk when Minamoto no Sanetomo died. This did not stop him from joining the cause of the Hōjō family for the Jōkyū War of 1221, however.Hōjō Tsunetoki and Hōjō...
- Adachi MorinagaAdachi MorinagaAdachi Morinaga was a Japanese warrior from the Adachi clan who fought for Minamoto no Yoritomo against the Taira.Morinaga had already supported Yoritomo while he lived in exile in Izu province....