Uesugi clan
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The Uesugi clan (上杉氏, Uesugi-shi, historically also Uyesugi) is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries).[1] At its height, the clan had three main branches: the Ōgigayatsu, Inukake, and Yamanouchi. Its most well-known member is the warlord Uesugi Kenshin (1530–1578).[2]
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Uesugi.
Quick Facts Uesugi 上杉, Home province ...
Uesugi 上杉 | |
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Home province | |
Parent house | Fujiwara clan (藤原氏) |
Titles | Various |
Founder | Uesugi Shigefusa |
Current head | Uesugi Kuninori |
Founding year | Late 13th century |
Dissolution | still extant |
Ruled until | 1868 (Abolition of the han system) |
Cadet branches | Ōgigayatsu Uesugi Inukake Uesugi Yamanouchi Uesugi |
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During the Edo period, the Uesugi were a tozama or outsider clan, in contrast with the fudai or insider daimyō clans which had been hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan.[1]