Kamo clan
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Kamo.
Kamo clan (賀茂氏, Kamo-shi) is a Japanese sacerdotal kin group[1] which traces its roots from a Yayoi period shrine in the vicinity of northeastern Kyoto.[2] The clan rose to prominence during the Asuka and Heian periods when the Kamo are identified with the 7th-century founding of the Kamo Shrine.[3]
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Kamo clan 賀茂氏 | |
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Home province | Yamashiro |
Founder | Kamo no Okimi |
Founding year | 7th century |
Cadet branches | Miwa clan (possibly only in legend), Kadenokōji family [ja] |
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