Ōtomo clan (大友氏, Ōtomo-shi) was a Japanese samurai family whose power stretched from the Kamakura period through the Sengoku period, spanning over 400...

The Ōtomo clan (大伴氏, Ōtomo uji) was an aristocratic kin group (uji) of the Yamato period. The Ōtomo were known for their military strength and (along...

Japanese feudal lord (daimyō) of the Ōtomo clan, one of the few to have converted to Catholicism. The eldest son of Ōtomo Yoshiaki [ja], he inherited the Funai...

to the family of Ōtomo vassals who held Tachibana castle. For a time, the Tachibana served as loyal retainers under the Ōtomo clan, regularly battling...

relation to the immigrant Ōtomo clan (大友氏) or feudal Ōtomo clan (大友氏); famous for Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Ozutsuki clan [ja] (大筒木氏) Soga clan (蘇我氏) – descended from...

paralyzed In 1550, Dōsetsu was involved in the Ōtomo clan's civil war of succession between Ōtomo Sōrin and Ōtomo Shioichimaru. At the end of this conflict...

Wife: Otomo Sakanoue Oiratume Children of unknown birth mother Male: Otomo Naganushi Yakamochi was born into the Ōtomo clan; his grandfather was Ōtomo no...

Ōtomo Yoshimune (大友義統, 1558 – 1605) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, heir of Otomo Sōrin at the head of the Ōtomo clan. He was the eldest son...

Ōtomo. Chikaie later fought against Yoshitake's other retainer, Kumabe Chikanaga, and died. Ōtomo Sōrin (Ōtomo Yoshishige) became head of the Ōtomo in...

province. There, they seized Funai Castle from the Ōtomo clan and prepared for the invasion. The Ōtomo were supported by armies under Sengoku Hidehisa,...

between the Ōtomo clan and the Shimazu clan in 1578. The Ōtomo force was led by Sorin's brother-in-law Tawara Chikataka, while the Shimazu clan was led by...

and Ura Munekatsu, quickly recaptured the castle. In 1561, forces under Ōtomo Sōrin attacked the castle in alliance with the Portuguese, who provided...

the Marvel Comics universe Otomo (film), a 1999 German film* Ōtomo clan, a samurai clan Ōtomo clan, a samurai clan Otomo Station, train station in Iwate...

governors (shugo) in Kyushu alongside the Ōtomo clan and Shimazu clan. In the mid-15th century, the Hirai clan ruled from Suko Castle in present-day Saga...

Kangxi Emperor's consort. Isobe clan [ja] Ōmiwa clan Mononobe clan Owari clan Katsuragi clan Ōtomo clan Soga clan — consort kin in the reigns of Emperor...

Ōtomo Chikasada (大友 親貞, ? – 1570) a retainer of the Japanese clan of Ōtomo clan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Chikasada was the younger...

of the head of Ōtomo township from his maternal side of family, and became known as Ōtomo Yoshinao, thus establishing the Ōtomo clan. From a young age...

Japanese Tachibana clan and onna-musha during the Sengoku period. She was a daughter of Tachibana Dōsetsu, a powerful retainer of the Ōtomo clan (which were...

the late 5th century, the Ōtomo clan temporarily took its place. When Emperor Buretsu died with no apparent heir, it was Ōtomo no Kanamura who recommended...

powerful daigōzoku ("great gōzoku") included the Katsuragi clan, Ōtomo clan, Mononobe clan, and Soga clan. After the implementation of the ritsuryō system, the...

1186. The clan was allied with Ashikaga Takauji in 1336, but they were defeated in fighting with the Ōtomo clan to the east and Shimazu clan to the south...

needed] Japan was then ruled by the Shikken (shogunate regents) of the Hōjō clan, who had intermarried with and wrested control from Minamoto no Yoriie, shōgun...

clan and the Ōtomo clan in Kyushu. Shigashi was the daughter of the Ōtomo retainer Shiga Chikamori(志賀親守). Her husband, Shigetsura was the Bekki clan head...

installed Ōuchi Yoshinaga as a puppet clan chief, but Yoshinaga was actually the younger brother of long-time Ōuchi rival Ōtomo Sōrin. This ended the Ōuchi line...

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...

able to defeat much larger clans such as the Itō, Ryūzōji and Ōtomo. Overall, the Shimazu was a very large and powerful clan due to their strong economy...

clan Isshiki clan Imagawa clan Uesugi clan Ōsawa clan Ōtomo clan Oda clan Kyōgoku clan Kira clan Shinagawa clan Takeda clan Nagasawa clan Toki clan Toda...

retainer of Ōtomo clan. He was adopted by Tachibana Dōsetsu, and later married his daughter Tachibana Ginchiyo, succeeding the Tachibana clan. His height...

formerly Ōtomo Haruhide (大友 晴英), was a 16th-century Kyushu warrior who was invited by Sue Harukata, who had just taken control of the Ōuchi clan, to serve...

noble woman member of the Ōtomo clan from the late Sengoku period. She was the wife of Ōtomo Yoshimune, the lord of Otomo clan. She was also known as "Justa"...