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*''Japanese'': 氏 ''(uji)''
Often translated as "clans," ''uji'' were the basic unit of elite society in Japanese society from the beginnings of the [[Yamato period]] up into the [[Heian period]]. In contrast to "houses" or "families" (''[[ie]]''), ''uji'' were considerably larger, and fewer in number. In later periods, as ''ie'' became the dominant societal unit, ''uji'' grew less directly prominent, but retained considerable symbolic importance, as a mark of prestigious lineage. Numerous samurai houses, for example, including the [[Ashikaga Bakufu|Ashikaga]] and [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shoguns]], and the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu family]], claimed descent from and membership in the [[Minamoto clan]], or ''uji''.
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==References==
*[[Albert M. Craig]], ''The Heritage of Japanese Civilization'', Second Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 7.
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Yamato Period]]
[[Category:Clans|*]]
Often translated as "clans," ''uji'' were the basic unit of elite society in Japanese society from the beginnings of the [[Yamato period]] up into the [[Heian period]]. In contrast to "houses" or "families" (''[[ie]]''), ''uji'' were considerably larger, and fewer in number. In later periods, as ''ie'' became the dominant societal unit, ''uji'' grew less directly prominent, but retained considerable symbolic importance, as a mark of prestigious lineage. Numerous samurai houses, for example, including the [[Ashikaga Bakufu|Ashikaga]] and [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shoguns]], and the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu family]], claimed descent from and membership in the [[Minamoto clan]], or ''uji''.
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==References==
*[[Albert M. Craig]], ''The Heritage of Japanese Civilization'', Second Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 7.
[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Yamato Period]]
[[Category:Clans|*]]
