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Kasai clan

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Template:Japanese name Kasai clan (葛西氏, Kasai-shi) was a Japanese clan in Mutsu Province.[1]

History

The Kasai clan was established in the 12th century.[2]

In the 17th century, the family were given a monopoly for cleaning the sewer pits of Edo Castle.[2]

References

  1. ^ Inumaru, Tadashi and Mitsukuni Yoshida. (1992). The Traditional Crafts of Japan: Lacquerware, p. 98; excerpt, "... Kasai clan was appointed to rule the Hiraizumi region on the order of the central government ..."; retrieved 2013-4-11.
  2. ^ a b Prasol, A. F. (2010). Modern Japan: Origins of the Mind: Japanese traditions and approaches to contemporary life, p. 94.
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