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Ōta clan
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The Ōta clan (太田氏,, Ōta-shi) was samurai kin group which rose to prominence in Sengoku and Edo period Japan.[1] Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ōta were hereditary vassals (fudai daimyō) of the Tokugawa clan.[2]
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Ōta 太田 | |
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![]() Family crest (kamon) of main Ōta line | |
Home province | Tanba Province |
Parent house | ![]() |
Titles | daimyō, viscount |
Founder | Minamoto (Ōta) Sukekuni |
Final ruler | Ōta Sukeyoshi |
Founding year | 14th century |
Ruled until | 1871 (Abolition of the han system) |
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Ōta.