Kobayakawa clan

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The Kobayakawa clan was a prominent samurai family of western Japan, influential in the Sengoku period and later known for the pivotal role of Kobayakawa Hideaki at the Battle of Sekigahara.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese clan
samurai clan
activeInPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
Edo period
Sengoku period NERFINISHED
allegiance Mōri clan NERFINISHED
Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED
Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Inland Sea naval power
associatedWithWaterForcesOf Mōri navy GENERATED
baseOfPower Aki Province NERFINISHED
Bingo Province NERFINISHED
Chikuzen Province NERFINISHED
branchOf Mōri clan NERFINISHED
commandedBy Kobayakawa Hideaki NERFINISHED
Kobayakawa Takakage NERFINISHED
country Japan
crest mon featuring three fans (mitsubigasa) or variations thereof
dissolution early Edo period
ethnicity Japanese
governedDomain Chikugo-Nakatsu domain NERFINISHED
Chikuzen-Najima domain NERFINISHED
Mihara domain NERFINISHED
hadCadetBranch Numata-Kobayakawa line NERFINISHED
Takehara-Kobayakawa line NERFINISHED
heldTitle daimyō
historicalStatus influential in western Japan
prominent
knownFor maritime control of the Seto Inland Sea
naval warfare
language Japanese
lostMainLineWithDeathOf Kobayakawa Hideaki NERFINISHED
mergedLineageWith Mōri clan NERFINISHED
notableMember Kobayakawa Hideaki NERFINISHED
Kobayakawa Masakage NERFINISHED
Kobayakawa Shigehira NERFINISHED
Kobayakawa Takakage NERFINISHED
origin Aki Province NERFINISHED
parentHouse Mōri clan NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED
Korean invasions of 1592–1598 NERFINISHED
playedPivotalRoleIn Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED
previouslyAffiliatedWith Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED
region western Japan NERFINISHED
socialClass buke
samurai
supportedSideAtSekigahara Tokugawa Ieyasu GENERATED
switchedSidesAt Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED

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Mōri Motonari usedDiplomacyWith Kobayakawa clan