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*''Japanese'': 禰寝家 ''(Nejime ke)''
*''Japanese'': [[禰寝]]家 ''(Nejime ke)''
The Nejime clan were descended from [[Taira no Koremori]], whose grandson [[Nejime Kiyoshige|Kiyoshige]] took the name Nejime; members of the clan served as officials in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]] going back to ancient times. In the 14th century, they played a prominent role in fighting alongside the [[Shimazu clan]] in supporting [[Ashikaga Takauji]] and the [[Northern Court]] in the wars of the [[Nanbokucho period|Nanboku-chô period]].
The Nejime clan were descended from [[Taira no Koremori]], whose grandson [[Nejime Kiyoshige|Kiyoshige]] took the name Nejime; members of the clan served as officials in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]] going back to ancient times. In the 14th century, they played a prominent role in fighting alongside the [[Shimazu clan]] in supporting [[Ashikaga Takauji]] and the [[Northern Court]] in the wars of the [[Nanbokucho period|Nanboku-chô period]].
From the [[Muromachi period]] onward, the Nejime focused on controlling trade. [[Nejime Shigehira]] in particular was active in trade with [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] and China.
From the [[Muromachi period]] onward, the Nejime focused on controlling trade from bases such as [[Nejime castle]] in Ôsumi.
In the 16th century, members of the [[Ito clan|Itô]], [[Kimotsuki clan|Kimotsuki]], and [[Tanegashima clan]]s became embroiled in succession disputes over the headship of the Shimazu clan. After this, the Nejime and Kimotsuki rose up against the Shimazu. They attempted an amphibious attack on [[Kagoshima]] in [[1571]] but were rebuffed; the Shimazu defeated the Itô in the [[battle of Kizakihara]] the following year. Realizing their situation was dire, the Nejime capitulated to the Shimazu the next year, in [[1573]], becoming Shimazu retainers.
In the 16th century, members of the [[Ito clan|Itô]], [[Kimotsuki clan|Kimotsuki]], and [[Tanegashima clan]]s became embroiled in succession disputes over the headship of the Shimazu clan. After this, the Nejime and Kimotsuki rose up against the Shimazu. They attempted an amphibious attack on [[Kagoshima]] in [[1571]] but were rebuffed; the Shimazu defeated the Itô in the [[battle of Kizakihara]] the following year. Realizing their situation was dire, the Nejime capitulated to the Shimazu the next year, in [[1573]], becoming Shimazu retainers.
By around [[1575]], the Nejime had been granted formal rights to trade with the [[Ryukyu Kingdom]] on behalf of the Shimazu.<ref name=piracy>Maria Grazia Petrucci, “Caught Between Piracy and Trade: The Shimazu of Southern Japan…”, in Robert Antony and Angela Schottenhammer (eds.), ''Beyond the Silk Roads'', Harrassowitz Verlag (2017), p104.</ref> [[Nejime Shigehira]] ([[1566]]-[[1629]]) in particular is known for his involvement in trade with Ryukyu and China. The clan's trading activities were curtailed, however, by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], who as part of a [[1588]] anti-piracy edict, relocated branches of the Nejime clan to a landlocked territory in the Japanese interior. Some of the Nejime retained their territory in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]], however, and the associated access to maritime trade.<ref name=piracy/>
The Nejime participated in the [[battle of Sekigahara]] in [[1600]].<ref name=piracy/>
In the [[Edo period|early modern period]], one branch of the Nejime clan changed its name to Komatsu.
In the [[Edo period|early modern period]], one branch of the Nejime clan changed its name to Komatsu.