# Imagawa clan

Imagawa clan (Japanese: 今川氏, Hepburn: Imagawa-uji) was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji by way of the Kawachi Genji. It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan.

## Origins

Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in the 13th century at Imagawa (Mikawa Province) and took its name.
Imagawa Norikuni (1295–1384) received the provinces of Tōtōmi, and later Suruga, from his cousin Shōgun Ashikaga Takauji

## Located at

Ounami no Kori, Mikawa (modern day Nishio, Aichi) mainly Suruga Province and Tōtōmi Province during the Warring States period

## Crests

* Two hikiryou
* Yoshimoto's version of the akaitori (pictured)
* Two hikiryou and a paulownia planted in white soil

## Major figures

* Imagawa Sadayo
* Imagawa Yoshitada
* Imagawa Ujichika
* Imagawa Ujiteru
* Imagawa Yoshimoto
* Imagawa Ujizane

## Muromachi era

* Imagawa Sadayo, was a renowned Japanese poet and military commander who served as tandai ("constable") of Kyūshū under the Ashikaga bakufu from 1371 to 1395.

## Sengoku era

During the Sengoku period in the 1540s and 1550s, Yoshimoto Imagawa attempted to establish his clan as the strongest in eastern Japan. However, after the death of Yoshimoto at the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, many Imagawa officers defected to other clans. Once a powerful clan. Within a decade, the clan had lost its entire land holdings to the Tokugawa and Takeda clans. The Imagawa subsequently became masters of ceremonies in the service of the Tokugawa clan.

## Clan castles

Separated by province name.
* Suruga Province: Imagawa Kan (later known as Sunpu Castle), Shizuhatayama Castle, Mochifune Castle, Tanaka Castle
* Tōtōmi Province: Kakegawa Castle, Takatenjin Castle (ja), Futamata Castle, Inui Castle, Hamamatsu Castle, Utsuyama Castle.
* Mikawa Province: Yoshida Castle, Tahara Castle, Okazaki Castle, Anjō Castle
* Owari Province: Katsukake Castle, Ōdaka Castle, Narumi Castle

## Edo period

* Shinagawa Takahisa, the son of Imagawa Ujizane. He was a hatamoto and served the Tokugawa clan.
* Imagawa Norinobu, an Imagawa of the late Edo period, was a wakadoshiyori in the Tokugawa administration.

## Key genealogies

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Emperor Seiwa | Emperor Seiwa | Emperor Seiwa | Emperor Seiwa | Emperor Seiwa | Emperor Seiwa | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Minamoto no Yoriyoshi | Minamoto no Yoriyoshi | Minamoto no Yoriyoshi | Minamoto no Yoriyoshi | Minamoto no Yoriyoshi | Minamoto no Yoriyoshi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| "Hachimantaro" Yoshiie | "Hachimantaro" Yoshiie | "Hachimantaro" Yoshiie | "Hachimantaro" Yoshiie | "Hachimantaro" Yoshiie | "Hachimantaro" Yoshiie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "Shinra Saburō" Yoshimitsu | "Shinra Saburō" Yoshimitsu | "Shinra Saburō" Yoshimitsu | "Shinra Saburō" Yoshimitsu | "Shinra Saburō" Yoshimitsu | "Shinra Saburō" Yoshimitsu |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Takeda clan | Takeda clan | Takeda clan | Takeda clan | Takeda clan | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Takeda clan | Takeda clan | Takeda clan | Takeda clan | Takeda clan | | | | | | | | | | | Minamoto no Yoshichika | Minamoto no Yoshichika | Minamoto no Yoshichika | Minamoto no Yoshichika | Minamoto no Yoshichika | Minamoto no Yoshichika | | | | | | | | | | | | | Minamoto no Yoshikuni | Minamoto no Yoshikuni | Minamoto no Yoshikuni | Minamoto no Yoshikuni | Minamoto no Yoshikuni | Minamoto no Yoshikuni | | | | Minamoto no Yoshinari | Minamoto no Yoshinari | Minamoto no Yoshinari | Minamoto no Yoshinari | Minamoto no Yoshinari | Minamoto no Yoshinari | Takeda Yoshikiyo | Takeda Yoshikiyo | Takeda Yoshikiyo | Takeda Yoshikiyo | Takeda Yoshikiyo | Takeda Yoshikiyo |
| | | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | | | | | | | | | | | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | | |
| | | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | Ashikaga clan | | | | | | | | | | | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Nitta clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | Satake clan | | | | | Minamoto no Tameyoshi | Minamoto no Tameyoshi | Minamoto no Tameyoshi | Minamoto no Tameyoshi | Minamoto no Tameyoshi | Minamoto no Tameyoshi | | | | | Ashikaga Yoshiyasu | Ashikaga Yoshiyasu | Ashikaga Yoshiyasu | Ashikaga Yoshiyasu | Ashikaga Yoshiyasu | Ashikaga Yoshiyasu | | | | | | | | | | | Nitta Yoshishige | Nitta Yoshishige | Nitta Yoshishige | Nitta Yoshishige | Nitta Yoshishige | Nitta Yoshishige | | | Satake Masayoshi | Satake Masayoshi | Satake Masayoshi | Satake Masayoshi | Satake Masayoshi | Satake Masayoshi |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Minamoto no Yoshitomo | Minamoto no Yoshitomo | Minamoto no Yoshitomo | Minamoto no Yoshitomo | Minamoto no Yoshitomo | Minamoto no Yoshitomo | | | | | Ashikaga Yoshikane | Ashikaga Yoshikane | Ashikaga Yoshikane | Ashikaga Yoshikane | Ashikaga Yoshikane | Ashikaga Yoshikane | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kamakura Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo | Kamakura Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo | Kamakura Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo | Kamakura Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo | Kamakura Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo | Kamakura Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo | | | | | Ashikaga Yoshiuji | Ashikaga Yoshiuji | Ashikaga Yoshiuji | Ashikaga Yoshiuji | Ashikaga Yoshiuji | Ashikaga Yoshiuji | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Kira clan | Kira clan | Kira clan | Kira clan | Kira clan | Kira clan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Kira clan | Kira clan | Kira clan | Kira clan | Kira clan | Kira clan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ashikaga Yasuuji | Ashikaga Yasuuji | Ashikaga Yasuuji | Ashikaga Yasuuji | Ashikaga Yasuuji | Ashikaga Yasuuji | | | | | | | | | | | Kira Osauji | Kira Osauji | Kira Osauji | Kira Osauji | Kira Osauji | Kira Osauji | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | Imagawa clan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ashikaga Yoriuji | Ashikaga Yoriuji | Ashikaga Yoriuji | Ashikaga Yoriuji | Ashikaga Yoriuji | Ashikaga Yoriuji | | | | | Kira Mitsuji | Kira Mitsuji | Kira Mitsuji | Kira Mitsuji | Kira Mitsuji | Kira Mitsuji | | | | | | | Imagawa Kuniuji | Imagawa Kuniuji | Imagawa Kuniuji | Imagawa Kuniuji | Imagawa Kuniuji | Imagawa Kuniuji | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ashikaga Ietoki | Ashikaga Ietoki | Ashikaga Ietoki | Ashikaga Ietoki | Ashikaga Ietoki | Ashikaga Ietoki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ashikaga Sadauji | Ashikaga Sadauji | Ashikaga Sadauji | Ashikaga Sadauji | Ashikaga Sadauji | Ashikaga Sadauji | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muromachi Shogun Ashikaga Takauji | Muromachi Shogun Ashikaga Takauji | Muromachi Shogun Ashikaga Takauji | Muromachi Shogun Ashikaga Takauji | Muromachi Shogun Ashikaga Takauji | Muromachi Shogun Ashikaga Takauji | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nitta Yoshisada | Nitta Yoshisada | Nitta Yoshisada | Nitta Yoshisada | Nitta Yoshisada | Nitta Yoshisada | | | | |
Suruga
Tōtōmi
Tōtōmi (Horikoshi branch)
Tōtōmi (Sena branch)

## Notable members

* Jukei-ni
* Lady Tsukiyama
* Lady Hayakawa

## Notable retainers

* Matsudaira Motoyasu
* Toyotomi Hideyoshi
* Okabe Motonobu
* Matsui Munenobu
* Udono Nagateru
* Asahina Yasutomo
* Ii Naomori
* Abe Motozane
* Ichinomiya Munekore
* Ii Naochika
* Ii Naotora
* Iio Tsuratatsu
* Otazu no kata
* Katsurayama Ujimoto
* Taigen Sessai
* Iio Noritsura
* Itami Yasunao
* Yamaguchi Noritsugu
* Yamaguchi Noriyoshi
* Yokoe Magohachi
* Fuji Nobutada

## Popular culture

Imagawa is a playable nation in Europa Universalis IV.