Hosokawa clan

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The Hosokawa clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence as influential shugo (military governors) and key political players during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese clan
samurai clan
activeInPeriod Muromachi period NERFINISHED
Sengoku period NERFINISHED
associatedWith Christian converts in Sengoku Japan
tea ceremony culture
baseLocation Kumamoto Castle NERFINISHED
Kyushu NERFINISHED
Shikoku NERFINISHED
cadetBranchOf Ashikaga clan NERFINISHED
clanLineage Seiwa Genji NERFINISHED
coatOfArms nine-star crest
country Japan
domain Awa Province NERFINISHED
Bitchu Province NERFINISHED
Bizen Province NERFINISHED
Higo Province NERFINISHED
Kumamoto Domain NERFINISHED
Sanuki Province NERFINISHED
Tosa Province NERFINISHED
ethnicity Japanese
governedFrom Yashiki in Edo NERFINISHED
governedUnder Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
heldOffice kanrei of the Ashikaga shogunate
historicalRegion Kinai region NERFINISHED
historicalRole power broker in shogunal politics
involvedInEvent Ōnin War NERFINISHED
language Japanese language
militaryRole feudal lords
modernDescendant Hosokawa family NERFINISHED
notableMember Hosokawa Gracia NERFINISHED
Hosokawa Katsumoto NERFINISHED
Hosokawa Masamoto NERFINISHED
Hosokawa Morihiro NERFINISHED
Hosokawa Shigekata NERFINISHED
Hosokawa Tadaoki NERFINISHED
Hosokawa Tadatoshi NERFINISHED
Hosokawa Yoriyuki NERFINISHED
originatedAs shugo daimyo
politicalInfluence Ashikaga shogunate NERFINISHED
politicalRole daimyo
military governor
shugo
religion Buddhism
Shinto
rivalClan Yamana clan NERFINISHED
socialClass buke
samurai
statusChange became tozama daimyo in Edo period

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Ōnin War belligerent Hosokawa clan
Ashikaga clan relatedClan Hosokawa clan