Kikkawa clan

In this Japanese name, the family name is Kikkawa.
Kikkawa clan
吉川氏

The emblem (mon) of the Kikkawa clan
Home province Izumo
Suō
Titles Samurai
Daimyo


Kikkawa clan (吉川氏 Kikkawa-shi) was a samurai clan of Japan's Sengoku period. The most famous member of the clan is likely Kikkawa Motoharu (1530-1586), one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's generals, who was adopted into the family. Along with the Kobayakawa clan, the Kikkawa played an important role in Hideyoshi's Kyūshū Campaign (1586-7), and later became daimyo in Izumo province and Iwakuni after that.

Clan members of note

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