Tajihi clan
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Parent houseImperial family
FounderPrince Tajihiko (多治比古王), grandson of Prince Kamueha (上殖葉王), son of Emperor Senka
| Tajihi clan 多治比氏 | |
|---|---|
| Parent house | Imperial family |
| Founder | Prince Tajihiko (多治比古王), grandson of Prince Kamueha (上殖葉王), son of Emperor Senka |
The Tajihi clan (多治比氏 Tajihi-uji; also written as 多治, 丹比, 丹治, 丹墀) was a Japanese noble family. They were most prominent in the early Nara period, when they furnished several senior officers of the central government, before they were gradually driven out of the centre of power by the rival Fujiwara clan.
The name of the Tajihi clan can be written with various combinations of kanji, including 多治比, 多治, 丹比, 丹治, and 丹墀.[1] The clan were descendants of Prince Tajihiko,[1] who, according to tradition, was named for the tajihi (多治比, Japanese knotweed) blossoms that were blown by at the time of his birth,[1] but it seems more likely that the clan were named for Tajihi District (丹比郡) in Kawachi Province.[1]