Nishinotoin family

Japanese: 西洞院家 - にしのとういんけ

The Kanmu Heishi clan. They descended from Prince Takamune, the son of Prince Kuzuhara, son of Emperor Kanmu, and flourished as the Taira clan of nobles towards the end of the Heian period. During the period of the Northern and Southern Courts, councillor Yukitoki took the family name Nishinotoin, after the family's residence. After that, in 1566 (Eiroku 9), when Tokito died, there was no heir and the family line died out for a time, but in 1575 (Tensho 3), Kawabata Kintora took over the family name, taking the name Tokimichi, and later changing his name to Tokiyoshi. Tokiyoshi and his son Tokinao were known for their poetry. As nobles, the family's status was half a family.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

桓武平氏。すなわち桓武天皇の皇子葛原親王の子高棟王から出，平安時代の末ごろは公家平氏として栄えた。南北朝のころ，参議行時が住所にちなんで西洞院をもって家名とした。その後，1566年(永禄9)時当が死去したのち継嗣がなく，いったん断絶したが，75年(天正3)河鰭（かわばた）公虎が入って家名を継いで時通と名のり，のち時慶（ときよし）と改名した。この時慶および息男時直は歌学をもって聞こえた。公家としての家格は半家。

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