Notable Clan Members
- Minamoto Yoshinori - first to take the name Yamana.
- Yamana Tokiuji - (late 14th c.) - fought in the Nanboku-cho Wars, first for the shogunate, and then against it.
- Yamana Tsunehisa (early 15th c.)- shugo of Bingo province
- Yamana Sōzen (1404-1473) - played a crucial role in sparking the outbreak of the Ōnin War.
- Yamana Koretoyo - Sōzen's son, fought against his father in the Ōnin War
- Yamana Toyokuni (1548-1626) - defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1580.
Read more about this topic: Yamana Clan
Famous quotes containing the words notable, clan and/or members:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)
“It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man’s interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
“Sometimes the best way to keep peace in the family is to keep the members of the family apart for awhile.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)