The Adachi clan (安達氏) is a family of samurai who are said to have been descended from Fujiwara no Yamakage. Their historical significance derives from their successes during the Genpei War and their subsequent affiliation with the Hōjō clan.

Adachi clan
安達氏
Home provinceDewa, Kōzuke, Musashi
Parent houseMinamoto, Fujiwara
TitlesVarious
FounderAdachi Morinaga
Final rulerAdachi Takakage
Founding year12th century

Important figures of the clan are:

The Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba, painted during the middle of the Kamakura period, showing the Adachi clan residence at Amanawa.

Genealogy

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Bold names denote the head of family. Solid lines denote direct relations. The superscript numbers show the line of succession. The organization is in birth order.

Odano Kanehiro
Fujiwara no TōgenAdachi Morinaga1
Adachi TōmotoKagemori2Tominaga
Matsushita ZenniYoshikage3Ōsone Nagayasu
YorikageKagemuraYasumori4TokimoriAkimoriNagakageKakusan-ni
Mutō KageyasuŌmuro YasumuneMunekage5MorimuneChiyonoMuneaki
Kakukai EnjōSadayasuTokiaki6
Takakage7
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This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.