Adachi clan (original) (raw)

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Adachi clan安達氏
Home province Dewa, Kōzuke, Musashi
Parent house Minamoto, Fujiwara
Titles Various
Founder Adachi Morinaga
Final ruler Adachi Takakage
Founding year 12th century

The Adachi clan (安達氏) 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:

The Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba, painted during the middle of the Kamakura period, showing the Adachi clan residence at Amanawa.

Bold names denote the head of family. Solid lines denote direct relations. The superscript numbers show the line of succession. The organization is in birth order.

Odano Kanehiro
Fujiwara no Tōgen **Adachi Morinaga**1
Adachi Tōmoto **Kagemori**2 Tominaga
Matsushita Zenni **Yoshikage**3 Ōsone Nagayasu
Yorikage Kagemura **Yasumori**4 Tokimori Akimori Nagakage Kakusan-ni
Mutō Kageyasu Ōmuro Yasumune **Munekage**5 Morimune Chiyono Muneaki
Kakukai Enjō Sadayasu **Tokiaki**6
**Takakage**7

This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.