Ariwara clan

Ariwara clan
在原氏
Parent house Imperial family
Founding year Kōnin (810-824)

The Ariwara clan (在原氏 Ariwara-uji, also known as the Arihara clan) was a Japanese noble family of imperial descent

Name

The name of the clan is also read Arihara.[1]

History

The clan was initially formed during the Kōnin era (810-824)[2] in the reign of Emperor Saga from the children of former Imperial Prince Takaoka (廃太子高岳親王 hai-taishi Takaoka-shinnō).[1] In 826,[2] following a request by Takaoka's brother Prince Abo (阿保親王 Abo-shinnō), the latter's sons Yukihira, Narihira, Morihira (守平) and Nakahira (仲平) were also given this name.[1] The descendants of Narihira, a great waka poet, continued to flourish.[1] The clan remained politically obscure, however, due to pressure from the powerful Fujiwara clan.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 MyPaedia article "Ariwara-uji". Hitachi.
  2. 1 2 Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten article "Ariwara-uji". Britannica.
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