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The Miyoshi clan (三好氏, -shi) is a Japanese family descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880) and the Minamoto clan (Seiwa-Genji). Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇 Seiwa-tennō) (Third month 25th day 850 - Twelfth month 4th day 880 was the 56th emperor of Japan, according was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period ( 794 – 1185 AD on those of their sons and grandsons who were not They were a cadet branch of the Ogasawara clan and the Takeda clan. The was a Japanese Samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The was a famous clan of Daimyō (feudal lords in Japan's late Heian Period to Sengoku period.

At the beginning of the 14th century, Ogasawara Nagafusa settled in Shikoku. His descendant in the 8th generation settled in the district of Miyoshi (Awa province) and took the name of the place. They were great vassals of the Hosokawa clan then all powerful in Shikoku. The was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880 and a branch of the Minamoto clan, by the Ashikaga clan.

During the Sengoku, they controlled several provinces, including Settsu and Awa (present-day Kinki region). was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan 's main island Honshū. Though they would fade from prominence, the Ogasawara, a clan closely related to them, would continue as a major political force throughout the Edo period. The was a Japanese Samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868

Among the retainers to the clan were Matsunaga Hisahide and his son Hisamichi. Matsunaga Hisahide (松永 久秀 1510 &ndash November 19, 1577) was a Daimyo of Japan following the Sengoku period of the 16th century

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