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The Chiba of [[Shimosa province|Shimôsa province]] claimed descent from the [[Taira clan|Taira family]]. They became vassals of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] in the mid-16th Century.

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]].

 

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]].

 

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.

 

==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

[[Category:Clans]]

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