Ōtomo clan: Difference between revisions

The first family head, [[Ōtomo Yoshinao]] (1172–1223), took the name from the Ōtomo territory in [[Sagami Province]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%A4%A7%E5%8F%8B%E6%B0%8F-39429|title=Otomo clan|publisher=kotobank|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> The clan claims descent from [[Emperor Seiwa]] (850-881) through the [[Seiwa Genji]] lineage of the [[Minamoto clan]]. Although the clan genealogy claims Yoshinao to be an illegitimate son of [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], it has been concluded that he was in fact a descendant of the [[Fujiwara clan]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14970117|title=Nihon dai hyakka zensho = Encyclopedia Nipponica 2001.|date=1989|others=Shōgakkan, 小学館|isbn=4-09-526001-7|edition=Shohan|location=Tōkyō|at=大友能直|oclc=14970117}}</ref>