Chiba clan

Chiba
千葉
Gessei, the mon of the Chiba clan
Home provinceShimōsa
Parent houseTaira clan
TitlesShugo
FounderChiba Tsunetane
Founding year12th century
Ruled until16th century
Cadet branchesSōma clan, Tō clan

The Chiba clan (千葉氏 Chiba-shi) was a Japanese gōzoku and samurai family descending from the Taira clan. The clan was founded by Chiba Tsunetane, the son of Taira no Tadatsune. The Chiba governed in Shimōsa Province, and the clan was based in present-day Chiba City. Additionally, for a period, the clan controlled the Sōma Manor that extended into present-day Ibaraki. After the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, the head of the Chiba clan became the hereditary shugo governor of Shimōsa Province.[1]

  1. ^ Sansom, George (1958). A history of Japan to 1334. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0523-3.

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