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Japanese clan



There are ancient-era clan names called Uji-na (氏名?) or Honsei (本姓?).

Gempeitōkitsu (源平藤橘?), 4 noble clans of Japan:

From the late ancient era onward, the family name (Myōji/苗字 or 名字) had been commonly used by samurai to denote their family line instead of the name of the ancient clan that the family line belongs to (uji-na/氏名 or honsei/本姓), which was used only in the official records in the Imperial court. Kuge families also had used their family name (Kamei/家名) for the same purpose. Each of samurai families is called "[family name] clan (氏)" as follows and they must not be confused with ancient clan names:

Zaibatsu:

Sacerdotal clans:

Ryukyuan people are not Yamato people, but the Ryukyu Islands have been part of Japan since 1879.

Ryukyuan dynasties:


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