During the Genpei War, Masayoshi's son Takayoshi sided with Taira no Kiyomori. In 1106, Masayoshi led a rebellion against Minamoto no Yoshikuni, a power figure in neighboring Shimotsuke Province, but was defeated and killed by Yoshikuni, who followed him back to Hitachi. The Satake clan would remain in Hitachi until they were ordered to move in 1602. Yoshinobu, in turn, passed it on to his own son, Masayoshi. Yoshimitsu willed the territory around Satake village to his son, Yoshinobu. Yoshimitsu received land in Mutsu Province and Hitachi Province as a reward for his military service, and took up residence at Satake village, in Hitachi. The Satake clan claimed descent from Satake Masayoshi, the grandson of the prominent 11th century warrior Minamoto no Yoshimitsu. Main articles: Minamoto clan and Kamakura period As with all other daimyō families, the Satake clan was relieved of its title in 1871. Over the course of the Edo period, two major branches of the Satake clan were established, one ruled the fief of Iwasaki, the other one the fief of Kubota-Shinden.ĭuring the Boshin War of 1868–69, the Satake were signatories to the pact that formed the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei, but after internal debate and a disagreement with the Sendai Domain, the clan switched sides and joined the imperial forces in subduing the alliance. The Satake survived as lords ( daimyō) of the Kubota Domain (also known as the Akita Domain). The clan sided with the Western Army during the Battle of Sekigahara, and was punished by Tokugawa Ieyasu, who moved it to a smaller territory in northern Dewa Province (northern Honshū) at the start of the Edo period. In the Muromachi period, the Satake served as Governor ( shugo) of Hitachi Province (today Ibaraki Prefecture), under the aegis of the Ashikaga shogunate. The clan was subdued by Minamoto no Yoritomo in the late 12th century, but later entered Yoritomo's service as vassals. Its first power base was in Hitachi Province. The Satake clan ( 佐 竹 氏, Satake-shi ) was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. Accessed 4 August 2007.In this Japanese name, the surname is Satake.
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