Late Qing Dynasty Clan

This clan ruled over Kiyosue Village, Toyoura County, Nagato Province (Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) and 13 other villages. Its first leader was Mototomo, the second son of Mori Hidemoto, the first leader of the Chofu clan, and was established in 1653 (Shoo 2) with the allocation of 10,000 koku of land in accordance with Hidemoto's will. From the perspective of the Choshu clan, it was a sub-family of the Choshu clan, but along with the Chofu clan and Tokuyama clan, it formed one of the three sub-family families. During the time of the second leader, Genpei, Genpei succeeded the head family due to the extinction of the Chofu clan's family status, and the Kiyosue clan was temporarily abolished, but then under the third leader, Masanari, it was re-established in 1729 (Kyoho 14). In the Meiji era, it became Kiyosue Prefecture, and was then incorporated into Yamaguchi Prefecture.

[Kazuo Yoshimoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

長門(ながと)国豊浦(とよら)郡清末村（山口県下関市）ほか13か村を領有した藩。長府(ちょうふ)藩の初代毛利秀元(ひでもと)の二男元知(もととも)を初代とし、1653年（承応2）に秀元の遺志により、1万石の分与を受けて立藩。長州藩からすれば又末家にあたるが、長府藩や徳山藩とともに三末家を形成した。2代元平のとき、長府藩の家格断絶により元平が宗家を継ぎ清末藩は一時廃絶、やがて3代政苗(まさなり)のとき、1729年（享保14）に改めて藩を再興した。明治に至り、清末県を経て山口県に編入。

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