Uda Genji
The Uda Genji were the successful and powerful line of the Japanese Minamoto clan that were descended from Emperor Uda.
Overview
Many of the famous Minamoto warriors, including Sasaki clan, also known as Daimyō Kyōgoku clan ; Sasaki Nariyori, the founder of the Ōmi Genji clan ; and Sasaki Yoshikiyo, the founder of the 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.
Cadet branches
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 Sasaki Shrine.Family tree
∴Emperor Uda
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Prince Atsumi
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Minamoto no Masazane
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Sukenori
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Nariyori
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Noritsune
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Sasaki Tsunekata
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Sasaki Tametoshi
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Sasaki Hideyoshi
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Sadatsuna Tsunetaka Moritsuna Takatsuna Yoshikiyo
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Hirotsuna Sadashige Hirosada Nobutsuna Takashige Kaji Nobuzane Shigetuna Masayoshi Yasukiyo
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Shigetsuna Takanobu Rokkaku Yasutsuna Kyogoku Ujinobu Yoriyasu Yoshiyasu Muneyasu