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
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Name
The name of the clan is also read Arihara.
History
The clan was initially formed during the Kōnin era (810-824) 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). In 826, 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. The descendants of Narihira, a great waka poet, continued to flourish. The clan remained politically obscure, however, due to pressure from the powerful Fujiwara clan.
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Ariwara clan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA