Akizuki clan

The Akizuki clan (秋月氏 Akizuki-shi) is a Japanese noble family from prehistoric age. In the Sengoku period, the Akizuki clan was a king of samurai (大名 Daimyo) on Japanese "Akizuki-country" in the Kyūshū island. From after the Sengoku period to end of World War II, the Akizuki family was a Japanese contemporary noble (華族 "Kazoku") again. After World War II, the land controlled by the Akizuki family became the Akizuki prefecture. Later, the Akizuki prefecture was combined to the Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken).

Akizuki clan

The Akizuki clan (秋月氏 Akizuki-shi) is a Japanese noble family from prehistoric age. In the Sengoku period, the Akizuki clan was a king of samurai (大名 Daimyo) on Japanese "Akizuki-country" in the Kyūshū island. From after the Sengoku period to end of World War II, the Akizuki family was a Japanese contemporary noble (華族 "Kazoku") again. After World War II, the land controlled by the Akizuki family became the Akizuki prefecture. Later, the Akizuki prefecture was combined to the Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken).