Irobe clan

…In recognition of his achievements in establishing the Kamakura Shogunate, he was given the position of land steward in Koizumi Manor, formerly the territory of the Shiro clan in Echigo, and moved there. Members of the family branched out into various parts of Koizumi Manor, but the Irobe clan, who ruled over the Kano clan during the Kamakura period, were the first to become independent. During the Muromachi period, the Ayukawa clan, the Ogawa clan, and others became independent, and for a time the head of the Honjo family was taken over by the Ogawa clan. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention the "Irobe clan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…鎌倉幕府創業の功績によって越後の城氏の旧領小泉荘に地頭職を与えられて移住した。小泉荘内各地に一族が分派したが，鎌倉時代に加納方を領した色部氏がもっとも早く自立した。室町時代には鮎川氏，小河氏などが独立し，一時本庄宗家は小河氏に家督を奪われた。…

※「色部氏」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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