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An alternate crest used by the Imagawa |
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| Pronunciation | Imagawa |
| Region of origin | Japanese |
| Related names | Ashikaga, Shinagawa |
The Imagawa clan (今川氏 Imagawa-shi) was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa (850-880). It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan.
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Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in the 13th century at Imagawa (Mikawa Province) and took its name.
Imagawa Norikuni (1295–1384) received from his cousin the shogun Ashikaga Takauji the province of Tōtōmi, and later that of Suruga.
Ounami no Kori, Mikawa (modern day Nishio, Aichi) mainly Suruga Province and Tōtōmi Province during the Warring States period
Two hikiryou Yoshimoto's version of the akaitori (pictured) Two hikiryou and a paulownia planted in white soil
Sadayo, Ujichika, Yoshimoto, Ujizane
After the death of Yoshimoto at the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, many Imagawa officers defected to other clans. Within a decade the clan had lost all of its land holdings to the Tokugawa and Takeda clans. The Imagawa subsequently became masters of ceremonies in the service of the Tokugawa clan.[1]
Separated by province name.
Imagawa Norinobu, an Imagawa of the late Edo period, was a wakadoshiyori in the Tokugawa administration.
Suruga
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Tōtōmi
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Tōtōmi (Horikoshi branch)
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Tōtōmi (Sena branch)
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