descended Fujiwara Hokke. Kanamaru clan (金丸氏) – cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji by way of Takeda Nobushige. Kagawa clan (香川氏) – descended from Kanmu Heishi. Kikkawa clan (吉川氏) – cadet branch of Kudō clan who descended from Fujiwara Nanke. After the mid 16th century they are a cadet branch of the Mōri clan who descended from the Ōe clan, famous for Kikkawa Motoharu. Kikuchi clan (菊池氏) – descended from the Fujiwara clan. Kira clan (吉良氏) – cadet branch of Ashikaga clan who descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Kira Yoshinaka. Kiso clan (木曾氏) – descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Minamoto no Yoshinaka. Kitabatake clan (北畠氏) – descended from Murakami Genji. Kitajō clan (北条氏) – also known as Kitajō clan of Echigo or Mōri Kitajō clan; cadet branch of Mōri clan; no direct relation to the Hōjō clan (北条氏) or Late Hōjō clan (北条氏). Kiyowara clan (清原氏) – descended from Prince Toneri, son of the Emperor Tenmu (631–686). Kobayakawa clan (小早川氏) – cadet branch of Doi clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. After the mid 16th century they are a cadet branch of the Mōri clan who descended from the Ōe clan, famous for Kobayakawa Takakage and Kobayakawa Hideaki. Kodama clan (児玉氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Koga family (久我家) – descended from Murakami Genji. Kōno clan (河野氏) – descended from Prince Iyo son of Emperor Kanmu. Konoe family (近衛家) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. famous for Konoe Fumimaro. Kudō clan (工藤氏) – descended from Fujiwara Nanke. Kujō family (九条家) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Kuzuyama clan (葛山氏) – cadet branch of Ozutsuki clan; famous for medical knowledge. Kyōgoku clan (京極氏) – cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from Uda Genji. Maeda clan (前田氏) – descended from Sugawara clan; famous for Maeda Toshiie. Makino clan (牧野氏) – descended from Minamoto clan; claimed descent from the legendary Takenouchi no Sukune. Manabe clan (間部氏) – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Matsuda clan (松田氏) – cadet branch of Hatano clan who descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Matsudaira clan (松平氏) – cadet branch of Nitta clan, by the Tokugawa clan descended from Seiwa Genji (disputed); famous for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Matsumae clan – cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji. Matsunaga clan (松永氏) – descended from Fujiwara clan and retainers for the Miyoshi clan. Famous for Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide. Matsuura clan (松浦氏) – cadet branch of Watanabe clan