Uesugi clan
| Uesugi clan 上杉氏 |
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The emblem (mon) of the Uesugi clan
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| Parent house | Hokke (Fujiwara) |
| Titles | Various |
| Founder | Uesugi Shigefusa |
| Current head | Uesugi Kuninori |
| Founding year | Late 13th century |
| Dissolution | still extant |
| Ruled until | 1868 (Abolition of the han system) |
| Cadet branches | Ōgigayatsu Uesugi Inukake Uesugi Yamanouchi Uesugi |
The Uesugi clan (上杉氏 Uesugi-shi?) was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from the Fujiwara clan and particularly notable for their power in the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (roughly 14th through 17th centuries).
The clan was split into three branch families, the Ōgigayatsu, Inukake and Yamanouchi Uesugi, which boasted considerable influence. The Uesugi are perhaps best known for Uesugi Kenshin (1530–1578), originally from the Nagao clan, one of Sengoku's more prominent warlords. The family name is sometimes rendered as Uyesugi, but this is representative of historical kana usage; the "ye" spelling is no longer used in Japanese.
In the Edo period, the Uesugi were identified as one of the tozama or outsider clans, in contrast with the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan.
Tanba Province (Echigo during the Azuchi–Momoyama period)
Two flying swallows in bamboo Nagao clan's crest: nine suns with three tomoe Kenshin's standard: the first character in Bishamonten (毘, bi) Kenshin's standard: the flag of divine appointment Kenshin's standard: open fan horse insignia Kenshin's standard: the suspended and chaotically written dragon character (龍)
Warrior clan (prized swords and cavalry during Kenshin and Kagekatsu's time)
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