| Tanegashima clan 種子島氏 | |
|---|---|
 The emblem (mon) of the Tanegashima clan | |
| Home province | Tanegashima Island |
| Parent house | Higo clan |
| Titles | Baron |
| Current head | Tanegashima Tokikuni |
| Founding year | 14th century |
| Dissolution | still extant |
| Ruled until | 1868 (Abolition of the han system) |
The Tanegashima clan (種子島氏, Tanegashima-shi) is a Japanese aristocratic family of samurai origins that originated on the Tanegashima Island, just south of Kyūshū. From the late Sengoku era to the start of the Meiji era, the Tanegashima were retainers of the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Domain. In 1900, they were appointed Baron.