Kira clan
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| Kira clan 吉良氏 | |
|---|---|
 Mon of Kira clan | |
| Home province | Mikawa |
| Parent house | Ashikaga clan |
| Titles | Kōke |
| Founder | Kira Mitsuuji (Ashikaga Mitsuuji) |
The Kira clan(吉良氏 - kira-shi) was a Japanese clan, descended from
Minamoto clan
(Seiwa Genji). Ashikaga Mitsuuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji (1189–1254) was the first to take the name of Kira.
History
Kira Mitsusada sided first with his relative
shōgun, then passed over to the Southern Dynasty. He was defeated by Hatakeyama Kunikiyo (1360) and submitted to the Ashikaga
shōguns.
In fact, the Kira, from
Minamoto clan, as they never had the rank of Shugo (Governor) of any province during the Kamakura period until the Sengoku period, they never possessed important domains and never represented a real power, in comparison with other grand Seiwa Genji
families.
During the
Daimyō. The Kira are famous for Kira Yoshinaka (1641–1703) and the Forty-seven rōnin
vendetta.
References
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