Ōta clan
| Ōta clan | |
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Family crest (kamon) of main Ōta line
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| Home province | Tanba Province |
| Parent house | Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji) |
| Titles | daimyō, viscount |
| Founder | Minamoto (Ōta) Sukekuni |
| Final ruler | Ōta Sukeyoshi |
| Founding year | 14th century |
| Ruled until | 1871 (Abolition of the han system) |
The Ōta clan (太田氏, Ōta-shi?) was samurai kin group which rose to prominence in Sengoku and Edo period Japan. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ōta were hereditary vassals (fudai daimyō) of the Tokugawa clan.
The Ōta clan claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji via Minamoto no Hirotsune, a younger son of Minamoto no Yorimasa. A 5th generation descendant of Hirotsune, Minamoto no Sukekuni, established himself in Kuwada District of Tamba Province (present day Kameoka, Kyoto) and adopted the name of the Ōta shōen as his own. During the early Muromachi period, Ōta Sukekiyo, served the Ogigayatsu-branch of the Uesugi clan and was appointed Shugodai of Sagami Province. His descendents resided in various locations in Musashi province through the Sengoku period, at various times controlling Edo Castle, Kawagoe Castle and Iwatsuki Castle. Various branches of the clan also served the Satomi clan, the Late Hōjō clan and the Satake clan. One branch relocated to Kyushu and served as karō to the Nabeshima clan during the Edo period
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