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    Shōni (少弐氏, Shōni-shi) was a family of Japanese nobles descended from the Fujiwara family, many of whom held high government offices in Kyūshū. Prior...
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    the downfall of the Shōni, marked by Shōni Fuyuhisa's 1559 defeat at the hands of Ryūzōji Takanobu, brought an end to the Sō clan's territorial aspirations...
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    settled there earlier. As the Ōtomo were one of the major clans of Kyūshū, along with the Shōni and the Shimazu, they had a central role in organizing efforts...
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    through the Edo period. The Nabeshima clan was a cadet branch of the Shōni clan and was descended from the Fujiwara clan. In the late 12th century, Fujiwara...
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  • Quebec, Canada Shōni clan, a family of Japanese nobles Shoni Jones, Welsh soccer player Shoni Schimmel (born 1992), U.S. basketball player Shoni Sguborfawr...
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    fought against clans loyal to the shōgun on the island, including a siege of Dazaifu, in which the Shōni clan stronghold was taken; Shōni Sadatsune fled...
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  • as Shimmen clan; cadet branch of Akamatsu clan who descended from Murakami Genji. Shōni clan (少弐氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Sō clan (宗氏) – descended...
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    low-ranking samurai, Takezaki Suenaga, received word from his commander Shōni Kagesuke that he was to wait until the Mongols advanced due to difficult...
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  • change are also listed. Many battles between local daimyō (feudal lords) and clans that did not result in a de facto change of government are not included...
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    south. Ryūzōji Takanobu is known for expanding his clan's holdings. He took land from the Shōni clan. Ryūzōji Masaie (1556–1607) was the son of Takanobu...
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    Hirai clan (Japanese: 平井氏, Hirai-shi) was a Japanese samurai family descending from the Fujiwara clan. They were a branch of the Shōni clan, the prominent...
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  • Kusumi Ōkura Yorisue (大蔵頼季) Retainer of the Tokusō. Voiced by: Yutaka Nakano Shōni Kagesuke (少弐景資) Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana He is the Shogunate High...
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  • invasions of Japan. By August, Shōni Mitsusada, the overlord of the Sō clan, reported to the Ashikaga shogunate that the Shōni's deputy Sō Uemon had defeated...
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    Ryūzōji Takanobu (category Ryūzōji clan)
    his clan's holdings. He took land from the Shōni clan. In 1578, Takanobu conquered almost all of Hizen Province. The following year, the Ryūzōji clan advanced...
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    Court Kamakura shogunate Hōjō clanclan Shōni clan Sashi clan Taira clan Kikuchi clan Ōtomo clan Shimazu clan Matsura clan Defeat King Wonjong King Chungnyeol...
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    fought against clans loyal to the shōgun on the island, including a siege of Dazaifu, in which the Shōni clan stronghold was taken. Shōni Sadatsune fled...
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    battleground between the Shibukawa and Shōni clans for a long time. Eventually, the Shōni clan, with the assistance of the Ōuchi clan defeated the Shibukawa, and...
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    Imagawa Sadayo (category Imagawa clan)
    a drinking party. This outraged the Shimazu clan, who had originally been the ones to convince the Shōni to throw their lot in with Sadayo, and they returned...
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  • Keigin-ni (category Ryūzōji clan)
    of the Shōni clan. In 1556, Keigin-ni embarked on a new chapter of her life by marrying Nabeshima Kiyofusa, a loyal retainer of the Ryūzōji clan. This...
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    the Shōni actually resided in Kyūshū, it was the Sō clan, known subjects of the Shōni, who actually exerted control over these islands. The Sō clan governed...
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    Mōri Motonari (category Mōri clan)
    to the Ōuchi clan to strengthen their relationship. He would stay until 1540. In 1539 Ōuchi Yoshitaka fought the Ōtomo clan and Shōni clan of northern...
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    Ōuchi Yoshioki (category Ōuchi clan)
    the protection of the Ōtomo clan in Bungo. Over a long period, the Ōuchi clan battled against the Ōtomo and Shōni clans of Kyūshū to expand their influence...
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    Rurikō-ji (category Mōri clan)
    the Shoni and Ōtomo clans in Kyushu in 1431, and the pagoda was not completed until 1442. After the fall of the Ōuchi clan, the victorious Mōri clan ordered...
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    first, the samurai were hopelessly outmatched; accustomed to smaller scale clan rivalries, they could not match the organization and massed firepower of...
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    was originally territory of the Mutō clan until Mutō Sukeyori descended to Kyushu and established the Shōni clan. However, apart from legend, it remains...
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    political center of Kyūshū was moved to Hakata. The Shōni were later expelled by the Ōuchi clan. In the Edo period, Dazaifu was part of Fukuoka Domain...
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    center of Dazaifu. During the Sengoku period, the Tsukushi clan, a member of the Shōni clan, ruled this area. In 1587, after Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered...
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    moved to Hakata. The city of Dazaifu was the center of the Shōni clan and later the Ōuchi clan. In the Edo period, Dazaifu was a part of Kuroda domain until...
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    were extended to the back to provide greater protection. Samurai of the Shōni clan gather to defend against Kublai Khan's Mongolian army during the first...
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    attacked the Shoni clan stronghold at Dazaifu. At the time, the Shoni were allied with Ashikaga Takauji in his battles against Go-Daigo. The Shoni were defeated...
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