Okinaga clan

Japanese: 息長氏 - おきながうじ

An ancient clan based in Okinaga, Sakata County, Omi Province (present-day Omi-cho and Maibara-cho areas in Sakata County, Shiga Prefecture). In the Amano River basin in the same county, there is the Okinaga Kofun group dating from the late 5th century to the late 6th century. This area was a strategic location on the ancient Tosando and Hokuriku roads, and a transportation hub with Asatsuma Port on Lake Biwa. It is said that the clan's ancestor was King Oodo, the son of Emperor Ojin's prince, Prince Wakanukefutamata (Ojinki in the Kojiki). Genealogies and traditions in the Kojiki and other sources show that the clan produced empresses bearing the Okinaga surname, such as Okinagatarashihime-no-mikoto (Empress Jingu) and Okinagamawakanakatsuhime (Emperor Ojin's wife), indicating a marriage relationship with the great royal family.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近江国坂田郡息長(現，滋賀県坂田郡近江町，米原町一帯)を本拠とした古代の氏族。同郡天野川流域には5世紀末～6世紀後半の息長古墳群がある。この地は古代東山道，北陸道の要衝であり，琵琶湖に朝妻港をもつ交通の拠点であった。応神天皇の皇子若野毛二俣（わかぬけふたまた）王の子意富富杼（おおおど）王を氏祖と伝える(《古事記》応神記)。《古事記》などの系譜･伝承の中において，息長帯日売命（おきながたらしひめのみこと）(神功皇后)や息長真若中比売（おきながまわかなかつひめ）(応神天皇妃)など息長の氏名を冠する皇妃を輩出し，大王家との姻戚関係を伝える。

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