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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]].

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]].  

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]], as well as 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.

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.