Matsuda clan explained

Surname Nihongo:松田氏
Home Province:Bizen
Parent House:Hatano clan

The is a Japanese family tracing its origins to Bizen Province,[1] and heirs of Fujiwara no Hidesato. Members of the Matsuda clan were military governors of Bizen during the Ashikaga Shogunate and retained significant power during the Sengoku period, but their influence was eliminated in the late 1500s as the result of campaigns by Ukita Naoie of the Ukita clan.

Notes and References

  1. Hall . John Whitney . Foundations of the Modern Japanese Daimyo . The Journal of Asian Studies . 23 March 2011 . 20 . 3 . 317–329 . 10.2307/2050818. 2050818 . 56154455 .