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[[Image:Rokkaku_mion.jpg|left|thumb|The Rokkaku kamon.]]
 
[[Image:Rokkaku_mion.jpg|left|thumb|The Rokkaku kamon.]]
  
The Rokkaku were descended from the Sasaki family (by whose name they are occasionally referred). They were powerful in Ômi Province into the 16th Century and played a role in the struggles for power around Kyoto in the wake of the Ônin War. They competed with the Asai and opposed Oda Nobunaga in 1568. Nobunaga took Kannoji Castle and by 1570 the Rokkaku had fallen as daimyô.
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*''Japanese'': 六角家 ''(Rokkaku-ke)''
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The Rokkaku were descended from the [[Sasaki clan|Sasaki]] family (by whose name they are occasionally referred). They were powerful in [[Omi province|Ômi Province]] into the 16th Century and played a role in the struggles for power around [[Kyoto]] in the wake of the [[Onin War|Ônin War]]. They competed with the [[Asai clan|Asai]] and opposed [[Oda Nobunaga]] in [[1568]]. Nobunaga took [[Kannoji castle]] and by [[1570]] the Rokkaku had fallen as daimyô.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:56, 4 July 2012

The Rokkaku kamon.
  • Japanese: 六角家 (Rokkaku-ke)

The Rokkaku were descended from the Sasaki family (by whose name they are occasionally referred). They were powerful in Ômi Province into the 16th Century and played a role in the struggles for power around Kyoto in the wake of the Ônin War. They competed with the Asai and opposed Oda Nobunaga in 1568. Nobunaga took Kannoji castle and by 1570 the Rokkaku had fallen as daimyô.