[[Image:Chosokabegen.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Chôsokabe clan genealogy]]The Chôsokabe clan is believed to have been decended from the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, and were respected [[Jito|Jitô]] (deputy administrators) of [[Tosa province|Tosa]] from the 12th Century and entered the 16th Century as vassals of the [[Ichijo clan|Ichijô clan]], who were based in western Tosa. [[Chosokabe Motochika|Chôsokabe Motochika]] succeeded in taking all of [[Shikoku]] by [[1584]] but submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] when the latter invaded the island the following year. The Chôsokabe lost their lands after [[Battle of Sekigahara|Sekigahara]] ([[1600]]) to the [[Yamauchi clan|Yamauchi]]. | [[Image:Chosokabegen.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Chôsokabe clan genealogy]]The Chôsokabe clan is believed to have been decended from the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, and were respected [[Jito|Jitô]] (deputy administrators) of [[Tosa province|Tosa]] from the 12th Century and entered the 16th Century as vassals of the [[Ichijo clan|Ichijô clan]], who were based in western Tosa. [[Chosokabe Motochika|Chôsokabe Motochika]] succeeded in taking all of [[Shikoku]] by [[1584]] but submitted to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] when the latter invaded the island the following year. The Chôsokabe lost their lands after [[Battle of Sekigahara|Sekigahara]] ([[1600]]) to the [[Yamauchi clan|Yamauchi]]. |