son of Emperor Jimmu. Ochi clan (越智氏) – descended from Mononobe clan. Ōe clan (大江氏) – descended from Hashiji clan. Ōtomo clan (大伴氏) – descended from Michi-omi no Mikoto companion in arms of Emperor Jimmu; no direct relation to the immigrant Ōtomo clan (大友氏) or feudal Ōtomo clan (大友氏); famous for Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Ozutsuki clan (大筒木氏) Soga clan (蘇我氏) – descended from Emperor Kōgen, by the Minister Takenouchi no Sukune; famous for Soga no Umako. Sugawara clan (菅原氏) – descended from Hashiji clan; famous for Sugawara no Michizane Takahashi clan (高橋氏) Aristocratic family names From the late ancient era onward, the family name (Myōji/苗字 or 名字) had been commonly used by samurai to denote their family line instead of the name of the ancient clan that the family line belongs to (uji-na/氏名 or honsei/本姓), which was used only in the official records in the Imperial court. Kuge families also had used their family name (Kamei/家名) for the same purpose. Each of samurai families is called "[family name] clan (氏)" as follows and they must not be confused with ancient clan names. The list below is a list of various aristocratic families whose families served as Shugo, Shugodai, Jitō, and Daimyo Abe clan of Mikawa (阿部氏) – descended from Emperor Kōgen and the ancient Abe clan (阿部氏); no direct relation to the Abe clan of Ōshū (安倍氏). Adachi clan (安達氏) – descended from Fujiwara clan. Akamatsu clan (赤松氏) – descended from Murakami Genji. Akechi clan (明智氏) – cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Akechi Mitsuhide. Akita clan (秋田氏) – descended from Abe clan of Ōshū. Akiyama clan (秋山氏) – cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji. Akizuki clan (秋月氏) – descended from Prince Achi no Omi of the Chinese Han dynasty. Amago clan (尼子氏) – cadet branch of Sasaki clan who descended from Uda Genji. Amakusa clan (天草氏) – descended from Ōkura clan. Anayama clan (穴山氏) – cadet branch of Takeda clan who descended from Seiwa Genji. Andō clan – descended from Abe clan of Ōshū, by Abe no Hirafu. Asakura clan (朝倉氏) – descended from Prince Kusakabe son of Emperor Tenmu. Asano clan (浅野氏) – cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from Seiwa Genji. Ashikaga clan (足利氏) – descended from Seiwa Genji; famous for Ashikaga shogunate; no direct relation to the Fujiwara-descent Ashikaga clan. Ashikaga clan (Fujiwara) (足利氏) –