List of Kuge families
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The following list are the court noble (kuge
) families of Japan
. The kuge along with the daimyō
made up the nobility (kazoku
) of post-Meiji Restoration
Japan until the kazoku was abolished shortly after World War II
. The list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the Fujiwara, Minamoto
, or Taira
) and the kakaku (rank).
(in order of creation)
Sekke（摂家）
The above are collectively known as the Five regent houses
.
Seigake（清華家）
Daijinke（大臣家）
Urinke（羽林家）
Meika（名家）
Hanke（半家）
Daijinke
Urinke
Hanke
Hanke
Kuge
The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese imperial court in Kyoto until the rise of the Shogunate in the 12th century at which point it was eclipsed by the daimyo...
) families of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The kuge along with the daimyō
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
made up the nobility (kazoku
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
) of post-Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
Japan until the kazoku was abolished shortly after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the Fujiwara, Minamoto
Minamoto clan
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were demoted into the ranks of the nobility. The practice was most prevalent during the Heian Period , although its last occurrence was during the Sengoku Era. The Taira were another such offshoot of...
, or Taira
Taira clan
The was a major Japanese clan of samurai in historical Japan.In reference to Japanese history, along with Minamoto, Taira was a hereditary clan name bestowed by the emperors of the Heian Period to certain ex-members of the imperial family when they became subjects...
) and the kakaku (rank).
Fujiwara clan
Fujiwara four families (藤原四家)- NankeNankeNanke can refer to:* National Nanke International Experimental High School* Nanke, a cadet branch of the Japanese Fujiwara family* A place in the Chinese folktale The Governor of Nanke...
南家 - HokkeHokkeHokke can refer to:* Hokke, a cadet branch of the Japanese Fujiwara family* The fish arabesque greenlingFor temples, see Hokke-ji ....
北家 - Sikike 式家
- KyōkeKyōkeThe Kyōke was a cadet branch of the Fujiwara clan. It was founded by Fujiwara no MaroMaro had three brothers: Muchimaro, Fusasaki, and Umakai. These four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara.-References:...
京家
(in order of creation)
Sekke（摂家）
- IchijōIchijo familyThe was one of five regent houses, branches of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family monopolizing regent positions Sesshō and Kampaku in Japan. The family was founded by Kujō Michiie's third son Ichijō Sanetsune....
一條家 - KonoeKonoe familyThe Konoe family is a branch of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family in Japan. As one of the five regent houses, the Konoe family monopolized the offices of Sessho and Kampaku along with Takatsukasa, Kujō, Ichijō and Nijō families. They are collectively known as the Five regent houses.With...
近衞家 - KujōKujō familyThe Kujō family was a Japanese noble family and a branch of the Fujiwara clan derived from Fujiwara no Tadamichi. They were counted as one of the Sekke, the five regent houses and therefore one of the most politically powerful families among the kuge .As one of the Sekke, the five regent houses,...
九條家 - NijōNijo familyThe was one of five regent houses, branches of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family that monopolized regent positions Sesshō and Kampaku in Japan. The family was founded by Kujō Michiie's second son Nijō Yoshizane, while his third son Ichijō Sanetsune founded Ichijō family.-External links:* ...
二條家 - TakatsukasaTakatsukasa familyThe Takatsukasa family is a branch of the Fujiwara clan of Japan. In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into five houses: Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō. These five families in turn provided regents for the Emperor, and were thus known as the Five Regent...
鷹司家
The above are collectively known as the Five regent houses
Five regent houses
The Five regent houses is a collective term for those five families of Fujiwara clan, who were regarded entitled to the position of Sekkan in the Imperial Court of Kyoto, Japan, and monopolized the position between 12th and 19th century...
.
Seigake（清華家）
- Daigo 醍醐家
- Imadegawa (renamed Kikutei) 今出川（菊亭）家
- Kasannoin 花山院家
- Ōinomikado 大炊御門家
- SaionjiSaionji familyThe Saionji family was a Japanese kuge family related to the Northern Fujiwara branch of the Fujiwara clan and the Imadegawa clan....
西園寺家 - Sanjō 三條家
- Tokudaiji 德大寺家
Daijinke（大臣家）
- Sanjōnishi 三條西家
- Ōgimachinosanjō (renamed Saga) 正親町三條（嵯峨）家
- Nakanoin 中院家
Urinke（羽林家）
- Aburanokōji 油小路家
- Anegakōji 姉小路家
- Ano 阿野家
- Asukai 飛鳥井家
- Fujitani 藤谷家
- Hachijō 八條家
- Hanazono 花園家
- Hashimoto 橋本家
- Higashizono 東園家
- Higuchi 樋口家
- Hinonishi 日野西家
- Horikawa 堀河家
- Imaki 今城家
- Irie 入江家
- Ishiyama 石山家
- Iwano 石野家
- Jimyōin 持明院家
- Kawabata 河鰭家
- Kazahaya 風早家
- Kushige 櫛笥家
- Machijiri 町尻家
- Matsunoki 松木家
- Mibu 壬生家
- Minase 水無瀬家
- Mushanokōji 武者小路家
- Nakayama 中山家
- Nakazono 中園家
- Nanba 難波家
- Nishiōji 西大路家
- Nishiyotsutsuji 西四辻家
- Nonomiya 野宮家
- Nyakuōji 若王子家
- Ōgimachi 正親町家
- Ogura 小倉家
- Omiya 大宮家
- Oshikōji 押小路家
- ReizeiReizei familyThe Reizei family is a branch of the clan Fujiwara.For eight centuries, the family secretly preserved, under imperial order, an important collection of documents. On April 4, 1980, this collection of about 200,000 pieces was made public by Tametō Reizei . The following year, a library in Tokyo was...
(Reizen, Kaminoreizei) 冷泉家 - Rokkaku 六角家
- Sakurai 櫻井家
- Shichijō family 七條家
- Shigenoi 滋野井家
- Shijō 四條家
- Shimizudani 清水谷家
- Shimonoreizei 下冷泉家
- Sono 園家
- Sonoike 園池家
- Takamatsu 高松家
- Takano 高野家
- Takaoka 高丘家
- Umezono 梅園家
- Uratsuji 裏辻家
- Washio 鷲尾家
- Yabu 藪家
- Yamamoto 山本家
- Yamanoi 山井家
- Yamashina 山科家
- Yotsutsuji 四辻家
Meika（名家）
- Bōjō family 坊城家
- Hamuro 葉室家
- Hino 日野家
- Hinonishi 日野西家
- Hirohashi 廣橋家
- Honami 穂波家
- Ikegami 池尻家
- Kadenokōji 勘解由小路家
- Kajūji 勧修寺家
- Kanroji 甘露寺家
- Karasumaru 烏丸家
- Kitanokōji 北小路家
- Madenokōji 万里小路家
- Mimurodo 三室戸家
- Nakamikado 中御門家
- Okazaki 岡崎家
- Seikanji 清閑寺家
- Shibayama 芝山家
- Takeya 竹屋家
- Toyama 外山家
- Toyooka 豊岡家
- Tsutsumi 堤家
- Umenokōji 梅小路家
- Uramatsu 裏松家
- Yanagiwara 柳原家
Hanke（半家）
- Karahashi 唐橋家
- Shirakawa 白川家
- Takakura 高倉家
- Tominokōji 富小路家
- Nishikikōji 錦小路家
Minamoto clan (Genji)
Seigake- Hirohata 廣幡家
- Koga 久我家
Daijinke
- Nakanoin 中院家
Urinke
- Ayanokōji 綾小路家
- Chigusa 千種家
- Higashikuze 東久世家
- Iwakura 岩倉家
- Kuze 久世家
- Niwata 庭田家
- Ōhara 大原家
- Otagi 愛宕家
- RokujōRokujo familyThe Rokujō family was a poetically conservative faction in the Japanese Imperial court, founded by Fujiwara no Akisue ; it was the first clan to specialize in attaining power and influence via success in poetry, and was originally opposed to their opposite numbers amongst the Minamoto clan ,...
六條家 - Uematsu 植松家
- Umedani 梅溪家
Hanke
- Itsutsuji 五辻家
- Jikōji 慈光寺家
- Takenouchi 竹内家
Taira clan (Heishi)
Meika- Hiramatsu 平松家
- Katano 交野家
- Nagatani 長谷家
Hanke
- Iwai 石井家
- Nishinotōin 西洞院家
Other
Hanke- Fujii 藤井家 (from Urabe clan)
- Fujinami 藤波家 (from Ōnakatomi clan)
- Fushihara 伏原家 (from Kiyohara clan)
- Funahashi 船橋家 (from Kiyohara clan)
- Gojō 五條家 (from Sugawara clan)
- Hagiwara 萩原家 (from Urabe clan)
- Higashibōjō 東坊城家 (from Sugawara clan)
- Karahashi 唐橋家 (from Sugawara clan)
- Kitanokoji 北小路家 (from Oe clan)
- Kiyooka 清岡家 (from Sugawara clan)
- Kurahashi 倉橋家 (from Abe clanAbe clanThe was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans ; and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period. The clan's origin is said to be one of the original clans of the Yamato people; they truly gained prominence during the Heian period , and experienced a...
) - Kuwabara 桑原家 (from Sugawara clan)
- Nishigori 錦織家 (from Urabe clan)
- Sawa 澤家 (from Kiyohara clan)
- Takatsuji 高辻家 (from Sugawara clan)
- Tsuchimikado 土御門家 (from Abe clanAbe clanThe was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans ; and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period. The clan's origin is said to be one of the original clans of the Yamato people; they truly gained prominence during the Heian period , and experienced a...
) - Yoshida 吉田家 (from Urabe clan)