| Ashikaga clan 足利氏 | |
|---|---|
| Home province | Shimotsuke |
| Parent house | Fujiwara clan |
| Titles | Various |
| Founder | Fujiwara no Hidesato |
| Cadet branches | Yūki clan Oyama clan Shimokōbe clan Koyama clan Sano clan Ōgo clan Asonuma clan |
The Ashikaga clan (足利氏, -shi) was a branch family of the Japanese Fujiwara clan of court nobles, more specifically Fujiwara no Hidesato of the Northern Fujiwara branch. The clan was a powerful force in the Kantō region during the Heian period (794–1185). It bore no direct relation to the samurai Ashikaga clan which ruled Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate from 1333 to 1587 and which was descended from the Minamoto clan.