Kanamori clan
Encyclopedia
The was a Japanese clan
during the Sengoku period
that descended from Seiwa Genji
through Hida Province
's Toki clan
. This clan ruled over the Hida-Takayama Domain
during the Sengoku period.
, his son changed the clan name to Kanamori.
Japanese clans
This is a list of Japanese clans. The ancient clans mentioned in the Nihonshoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian period. Instead of gozoku, new aristocracies, Kuge families emerged in the period...
during the Sengoku period
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
that descended from Seiwa Genji
Seiwa Genji
The ' were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto Yoshiie, also known as "Hachimantaro", or God of War, and Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended...
through Hida Province
Hida Province
is an old province located in the area of Gifu Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province was in the Tōsandō area of central Honshu.-History:...
's Toki clan
Toki clan
The was a powerful clan that ruled in Japan from the Kamakura period to the Edo period. It descended from Emperor Seiwa by Minamoto no Yorimitsu from the Minamoto clan and used Toki in Mino Province as their hometown...
. This clan ruled over the Hida-Takayama Domain
Hida-Takayama Domain
The was a feudal domain in Hida Province, Japan. It was also called the Takayama Domain . The area was controlled by the Kanamori clan.-Leaders:...
during the Sengoku period.
History
One of Toki Sadayori was also known as Ōhata Sadayori. After one of his son's moved to the village of Kanamori in nearby Ōmi ProvinceOmi Province
is an old province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. It is nicknamed as .Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is located at the center of the province...
, his son changed the clan name to Kanamori.
Rulers
- Kanamori NagachikaKanamori Nagachikawas a Japanese samurai who lived from the Sengoku period into the early Edo period. He was the first ruler of the Kanamori clan and served as a retainer of the Oda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa clans. Later in his life, he also became a daimyo....
- Kanamori Yoshihige (金森可重)
- Kanamori Shigeyori (金森重頼)
- Kanamori Yorinao (金森頼直)
- Kanamori Yorinari (金森頼業)
- Kanamori Yoritoki (金森頼時)
- Kanamori Arihiro (金森可寛)
- Kanamori Yorikane (金森頼錦)