Nikaidō clan

In this Japanese name, the family name is Nikadō.
Nikaidō clan
二階堂氏

The emblem (mon) of the Nikaidō clan
Home province Mutsu
Mino
Parent house Fujiwara clan
Founder Nikaidō Yukimasa

Nikaidō clan (二階堂氏 Nikaidō-shi) is a Japanese samurai kin group.[1]

History

The Nikaidō claim descent from Fujiwara Yukimasa who was the first to take the Nikaidō name.[1]

The clan ruled over the Iwase District of Mutsu Province during the Sengoku period. Sukagawa Castle was their main residence.

Gifu Castle

Gifu Castle

During the Kamakura period, the clan's power stretched down to Mino Province, where they constructed Inabayama Castle atop Mount Inaba between 1201 and 1204.

Clan heads

  1. Nikaidō Yukimasa (二階堂行政)
  2. Nikaidō Tameuji (二階堂為氏)
  3. Nikaidō Yukimitsu (二階堂行光)
  4. Nikaidō Yukiaki (二階堂行詮)
  5. Nikaidō Yukikage (二階堂行景)
  6. Nikaidō Haruyuki (二階堂晴行) (died July 2, 1542)
  7. Nikaidō Teruyuki (二階堂照行) (died October 22, 1564)
  8. Nikaidō Moriyoshi (二階堂盛義) (1544 – September 23, 1581)
  9. Nikaidō Yukichika (二階堂行親) (1570–1582)

Notable retainers and family

References

  1. 1 2 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Nikadō," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 42; retrieved 2013-5-5.
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