Kamo Clan Information.
| Kamo clan 賀茂氏 | |
|---|---|
 Mon of the Kamo clan | |
| Home province | Yamashiro |
| Founder | Kamo no Okimi |
| Founding year | 7th century |
| Cadet branches | Miwa clan (possibly only in legend), Kadenokōji family |
Kamo clan (賀茂氏, Kamo-shi) is a Japanese sacerdotal kin group[1] which traces its roots The Kamo Clan Is from a Yayoi period shrine in the vicinity of northeastern Kyoto.[2] The clan rose to prominence during the Asuka and Heian periods when the Kamo are identified with the 7th-century founding of the Kamo Shrine.[3]
- ^ Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, p. 86.
- ^ Shimogamo-jinja web site: history.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2002). Japan Encyclopedia, p. 586.