Kira clan

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Kira clan 吉良氏
Mon of Kira clan
Home province	Mikawa
Parent house	Ashikaga clan
Titles	Kōke
Founder	Kira Mitsuuji (Ashikaga Mitsuuji)

The Kira clan(吉良氏 - kira-shi) was a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880), and was a cadet branch of the Ashikaga family from the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji). Ashikaga Mitsuuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji (1189–1254) was the first to take the name of Kira.