The Yūki family (結城氏, -shi) was a Japanese samurai clan comprised of two branches: the Shimousa Yūki and the Shirakawa Yūki. Descended from the famous kuge (court noble) Fujiwara no Hidesato, the clan became split during the Nanboku-chō Wars of the 14th century, in which one branch supported the Southern Imperial Court, and the other branch the Northern Pretenders. Like many samurai clans, the Yūki wrote a set of clan laws, called Yūki-shi Hatto (結城氏法度). The Shirakawa branch was destroyed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the end of the 16th century, but the Shimousa branch survived a short time longer, as daimyo of Yūki Domain in Shimousa Province. Through adoption, they became absorbed into the Tokugawa clan as a branch family.
Family members of Note
- Oyama Tomomitsu (1168-1254) - retainer of Minamoto no Yoritomo and founder of Yūki Domain
- Yūki Tomohiro - son of Tomomitsu
- Yūki Munehiro (d. c. 1340)
- Yūki Chikatomo (d. 1347)
- Yūki Chikamitsu (d. 1336)
- Yūki Akitomo (d. c. 1370)
- Yūki Ujitomo (1398-1441)
- Yūki Noritomo (1439-1462)
- Yūki Masatomo (1477-1545)
- Yūki Masakatsu (1504-1559)
- Yūki Harutomo (1534-1616)
References
- Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
- Sansom, George (1961). "A History of Japan: 1334-1615." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
See also
- Yūki Kassen Ekotoba (結城合戦絵詞) - a scroll painting depicting Yūki Ujitomo's rebellion against the Ashikaga shogunate
