Uesugi family, the guardian of Echigo

…The Uesugi clan split into four families, the Yamanouchi, Ogigayatsu, Takuma, and Inukake, during the time of Noriaki, and each family achieved great success. The Uesugi family, the guardian of Echigo, also split off from the Yamanouchi family. Of these, the Takuma family lost its influence early on, and the Inukake family also perished in rebellion against the Kamakura kubo Ashikaga Mochiuji during the time of Ujinobu, but it was the Yamanouchi family that continued to hold the power. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Uesugi family, guardian of Echigo" is listed below.

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…上杉氏は，憲顕のころ山内（やまのうち），扇谷（おうぎがやつ），宅間（たくま），犬懸（いぬかけ）の4家に分かれ，それぞれ族的発展をとげた。山内家から分かれた越後守護上杉家もあった。このうち宅間家ははやくに勢力を失い，犬懸家も氏憲のときに鎌倉公方足利持氏に反抗して滅亡し，一貫して勢力を有したのは山内家である。…

※「越後守護上杉家」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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