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| − | The Chiba of [[Shimosa province|Shimôsa province]] | + | The Chiba were a branch family of [[Taira clan|Taira lineage]] who settled in [[Shimosa province|Shimôsa province]] in the early 12th-century. They received prestigious titles and became dominant in the provincial headquarters as [[Zaichokanjin|Zaichôkanjin]]. |
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| + | During the 1140s the Chiba clashed with [[Minamoto Yoshitomo]] over rights to certain Chiba estates, yet later supported Yoshitomo in the [[Hogen Disturbance|Hôgen Disturbance]],and later his son [[Minamoto Yoritomo|Yoritomo]] during the [[Gempei War]] and the subsequent founding of the [[bakufu]]. | ||
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| + | The Chiba remained powerful during the [[Kamakura Period]], but saw their power decline during the [[Muromachi Period]]. They became vassals of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] in the mid-16th Century. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005 | * Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005 | ||
| + | *[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0095-6848(199324)19%3A1%3C121%3ATMMITT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z "The Missing Minamoto in the Twelfth-Century Kanto"], by Jeffrey P. Mass. ''Monumenta Nipponica'', Vol. 19, No. 1. (Winter, 1993), pp. 121-145. | ||
[[Category:Clans]] | [[Category:Clans]] | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 14 March 2007
The Chiba were a branch family of Taira lineage who settled in Shimôsa province in the early 12th-century. They received prestigious titles and became dominant in the provincial headquarters as Zaichôkanjin.
During the 1140s the Chiba clashed with Minamoto Yoshitomo over rights to certain Chiba estates, yet later supported Yoshitomo in the Hôgen Disturbance,and later his son Yoritomo during the Gempei War and the subsequent founding of the bakufu.
The Chiba remained powerful during the Kamakura Period, but saw their power decline during the Muromachi Period. They became vassals of the Hôjô in the mid-16th Century.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- "The Missing Minamoto in the Twelfth-Century Kanto", by Jeffrey P. Mass. Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 19, No. 1. (Winter, 1993), pp. 121-145.
