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* ''Japanese:'' 足利氏 ''(Ashikaga-shi)''
* ''Japanese:'' 足利氏 ''(Ashikaga-shi)''
The Ashikaga clan was a branch family of the [[Fujiwara clan]] of ''[[kuge]]'' (court nobles), more specifically [[Fujiwara no Hidesato]] of the [[Northern Fujiwara]] branch. The clan was a powerful force in the [[Kanto|Kantô region]] during the [[Heian period]] (794-1185). The clan bore no direct relation to the [[samurai]] [[Ashikaga clan]] which ruled Japan under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] from 1333 to 1587 and which was descended from the [[Minamoto clan]].
The Ashikaga clan was a branch family of the [[Fujiwara clan]] of ''[[kuge]]'' (court nobles), more specifically [[Fujiwara no Hidesato]] of the [[Northern Fujiwara]] branch. The clan was a powerful force in the [[Kanto|Kantô region]] during the [[Heian period]] (794-1185). The clan bore no direct relation to the [[samurai]] [[Ashikaga clan]] which ruled Japan under the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] from 1333 to 1587 and which was descended from the [[Minamoto clan]].
