In this Japanese name, the surname is Mononobe.
Mononobe clan
็‰ฉ้ƒจๆฐ
Parent houseImperial House of Japan
TitlesVarious
FounderMononobe no Toochone
Final rulerMononobe no Moriya
Dissolution587
Ruled until587, Battle at Mount Shigi
Cadet branchesIsonokami clan

The Mononobe clan (็‰ฉ้ƒจๆฐ, Mononobe uji) was a Japanese aristocratic kin group (uji) of the Kofun period, known for its military opposition to the Soga clan. The Mononobe were opposed to the spread of Buddhism, partly on religious grounds, claiming that the local deities would be offended by the worshiping of foreign deities, but also as the result of feelings of conservatism.[1] The Nakatomi clan, ancestors of the Fujiwara, were also Shinto ritualists allied with the Mononobe in opposition to Buddhism.

The Mononobe, like many other major families of the time, were something of a corporation or guild in addition to being a proper family by blood-relation. While the only members of the clan to appear in any significant way in the historical record were statesmen, the clan as a whole was known as the Corporation of Arms or Armorers.

History

Further information: Sogaโ€“Mononobe conflict

The Mononobe were said to have been descended from Nigihayahi no Mikoto, (้ฅ’้€Ÿๆ—ฅๅ‘ฝ), a legendary figure who is said to have ruled Yamato before the conquest of Emperor Jimmu. His descendant Mononobe no Toochine (็‰ฉ้ƒจๅๅƒๆ น), known as the founder of the clan, was given Isonokami Shrine by Yamatohime-no-mikoto, the daughter of Emperor Suinin. He then began using the name Mononobe.

In the 6th century, a number of violent clashes erupted between the Mononobe and the Soga clan. According to the Nihon Shoki, one particularly important conflict occurred after the Emperor Yลmei died after a very short reign. Mononobe no Moriya, the head of the clan, supported one prince to succeed Yลmei, while Soga no Umako chose another. The conflict came to a head in a battle at Kisuri (present-day Osaka) in the year 587, where the Mononobe clan were defeated and crushed at the Battle of Shigisan. Following Moriya's death, Buddhism saw a further spread in Japan.[notes 1]

In 686, the Mononobe reformed as the Isonokami clan, named thus due to their close ties with Isonokami Shrine, a Shinto shrine which doubled as an imperial armory.

Family Tree

Nigihayahi-no-mikoto (้ฅ’้€Ÿๆ—ฅๅ‘ฝ), legendary figure who is said to have ruled Yamato before the conquest of Emperor Jimmu.
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Umashimaji-no-mikoto (ๅฎ‡ๆ‘ฉๅฟ—้บป้…ๅ‘ฝ)
 ใ€€โ”‡
(5 generations missing)
 ใ€€โ”‡
Mononobe no Tลchine (็‰ฉ้ƒจๅๅƒๆ น), known as the founder of the clan.
 ใ€€โ”ƒ
Mononobe no Ikui (็‰ฉ้ƒจ่ƒ†ๅ’‹)
 ใ€€โ”ƒ
Ikoto (็‰ฉ้ƒจไบ”ๅ็ด)
 ใ€€โ”ฃโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”ณโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”“
Ikofutsu (็‰ฉ้ƒจไผŠ่Ž’ๅผ—)                                                        Mukiri (้บฆๅ…ฅ)                          Iwamochi (็ŸณๆŒ)
 ใ€€โ”ฃโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”ณโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”“                              โ”ฃโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”“                   โ”ƒ
Me (็›ฎ)           Futsukuru (ๅธƒ้ƒฝไน…็•™)        Makura (็œŸๆค‹)                     Oomae (ๅคงๅ‰)  Omae (ๅฐๅ‰)             Ushiro (่Ÿไปฃ)
 ใ€€โ”ƒ
Arayama (่’ๅฑฑ)
 ใ€€โ”ƒ
Okoshi (ๅฐพ่ผฟ)
 ใ€€โ”ฃโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”ณโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”“
Mikari (ๅพก็‹ฉ)                  Moriya (ๅฎˆๅฑ‹)                     Nieko (่ด„ๅญ), his daughter married Soga no Umako
 ใ€€โ”ƒ
Me (็›ฎ)
 ใ€€โ”ƒ
Umaro (ๅฎ‡้บปๅ‘‚)
 ใ€€โ”ƒ
Isonokami no Maro (็ŸณไธŠ้บปๅ‘‚), changed his surname and founded the Isonokami clan (็ŸณไธŠๆฐ)


Descendants of Mononobe no Futsukuru (็‰ฉ้ƒจๅธƒ้ƒฝไน…็•™), see above tree. 

Futsukuru (ๅธƒ้ƒฝไน…็•™)
 ใ€€โ”ฃโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”“
Itabi (ๆœจ่“ฎๅญ)                              Ogoto (ๅฐไบ‹)
 ใ€€โ”ฃโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”“
Masara (้บปไฝ่‰ฏ)                 Yakahime (ๅฎ…ๅช›), consort of Emperor Ankan
 ใ€€โ”ƒ
Arakabi (้บ้นฟ็ซ)
 ใ€€โ”ฃโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”“
Iwayumi (็Ÿณๅผ“)                           Kagehime (ๅฝฑๅช›)

Notes

  1. ^ Read more in the article on Mononobe no Moriya for recent findings on a possible sponsorship for Buddhism by the Mononobe.

References

  • Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

See also


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  1. ^ J.M. Kitagawa, On Understanding Japanese Religion, Princeton, 1987, p. 103, Korean Contributions to Japanese Buddhism, in R.S. Green - C. Mun, Gyลnenโ€™s Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries, Leiden - Boston, 2018, pp. 47-48.