Chōsokabe clan
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The Chōsokabe clan (長宗我部氏 -shi?) was a Japanese samurai clan of the Sengoku period, that controlled Tosa Province. The clan is sometimes also known as Chōsokame (長曾我部?). Chōsokabe Motochika, who unified Shikoku, was the 21st head of the clan.
Among the retainers to the clan were Tani Tadasumi, Hisatake Chikanao, Yoshida Takayori, Yoshida Shigetoshi, Yoshida Masashige.
Shirō Sōkabe, the 19th century missionary, was a descendant of the Chōsokabe clan.
