Uda Genji


The Uda Genji were the successful and powerful line of a Japanese Minamoto clan that were descended from Emperor Uda. Many of the famous Minamoto warriors, including Sasaki clan, also known as Daimyō Kyōgoku clan ; Sasaki Nariyori, the founder of the :ja:近江源氏|Ōmi Genji clan ; and Sasaki Yoshikiyo, the founder of the :ja:出雲源氏|Izumo Genji clan belong to this line. The family is named after Emperor Uda, grandfather of Minamoto no Masazane, patriarch of the Uda Genji.
Emperor Uda was father of Imperial Prince Atsumi - father of Minamoto no Masazane , founder of the Uda Genji, from whom the Uda Genji is descended. Many samurai families of Ōmi and Izumo Province belong to this line and had used "Minamoto" clan name in official records, including Sasaki clan, Rokkaku clan, Kyōgoku clan, Kutsugi clan, Kuroda clan, Oki clan, Enya clan, Toda clan, Takaoka clan, Koshi clan, Sase clan, Nogi clan, etc. The Shinto shrine connected closely with the clan is known as the :ja:沙沙貴神社|Sasaki Shrine.

Family tree


Emperor Uda

:ja:敦実親王|Prince Atsumi

Minamoto no Masazane

:ja:源扶義|Sukenori

Nariyori

:ja:佐々木義経|Noritsune

:ja:佐々木経方|Sasaki Tsunekata

:ja:佐々木爲俊|Sasaki Tametoshi

Sasaki Hideyoshi
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 :ja:佐々木定綱|Sadatsuna  :ja:佐々木経高|Tsunetaka  :ja:佐々木盛綱|Moritsuna  Takatsuna Yoshikiyo
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