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	Feudal clan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Feudal clans were loosely organized groups of people, ranging in size from large gangs to small armys, that would provide a basic form of government to the territories they ruled.
		Historically, the feudal clans have played a large role.
		Also, feudalism was dominant in the Middle Ages throughout much of Europe, ending with the Renaissance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Feudal_clan (96 words)

	Scottish clan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clans identify with geographical areas originally controlled by the Chiefs, usually with an ancestral castle, or manor and clan gatherings form a regular part of the social scene.
		The clans emerged from the turmoil of the 12th century and 13th century when the Scottish crown pacified northern rebellions and re-conquered areas taken by the Norse, and after the fall of Macbeth the crown became increasingly Anglo-Norman.
		The term clan was still being used of Lowland families at the end of the 16th century and, while aristocrats may have been increasingly likely to use the word family, the terms remained interchangeable until the 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_clan (3273 words)

	Genealogy B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Of all the clans, doubtless clan Alpine or MacAlpine is of oldest origin.
		Associated with each clan was a particular martial tune; a slogan or war cry, and a badge.
		Feudal chief, known as Lairds, of that Ilk.
	home.att.net /~jpkincaid/genalgyb.html (1812 words)

	Scott-clan-background
		They were at their greatest as a clan between 1455 and 1603 - from the fall of the Douglases' to the union of the Scottish and English crowns.
		The Scotts were one of the 6 major riding Clans of Scotland, and "one of the most powerful families in the entire Borders, active as both reviers and officers", reaching their peak in the 16th century.
		The Clan Chief of the name Scott as recognized by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms in Scotland, is his Grace, The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, who resides at his borders home, Bowhill, near Selkirk, Scotland.
	www.laidlaws.net /HTML/scottclanbackground.htm (1319 words)

	the evolution of clans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In Gaelic CLANN means "children," and under the feudal clan system, the Chief was regarded as the father of his clan, with parental right of punishment and reward, or low and high justice in the feudal sense.
		The Clans officially died on the Battlefield of Culloden in 1746, but the kinship and spirit they represented were indestructible.
		After the breakup of the Clan system and with forced and voluntary emigration, Highlanders were dispersed across the globe- first to the Americas, and later to Africa, Australia and India.
	www.highlandnet.com /info/misc/clans.html (412 words)

	Our Proud Heritage as MacLachlans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The feudal clan system broke up when the commerce and systems of government of the rest of the United Kingdom spread into the more remote parts of Scotland.
		Ours is not among the larger clans, but it is one of the oldest and most respected and we should be properly represented in gatherings of the clans all over the world.
		Prompted by a suggestion by the 24th Chief of the clan, Madam Marjorie MacLachlan, a small group met in Glasgow on March 24, 1979, and resolved to form the Clan MacLachlan Society to fulfill the functions in the foregoing paragraph.
	www.clanmaclachlanwesternusa.org /heritage.htm (1870 words)

	Pattern of Historical Development - Unification Thought - Sang Hun Lee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The clans on God's side were slaves during the Egyptian period, and in the period of the New Testament age, they were also very poor people who were persecuted terribly by the Romans.
		Since early capitalism was "a feudalism of capital", the "monarchy of capital", or imperialism, which was the monopolistic stage of capital, came as the next stage.
		This is the economic basis for the period of political transition from the feudal society to the monarchical society.
	www.tparents.org /Library/Unification/Books/UT/UT-2-5-3.htm (4841 words)

	Meiji Modernization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The negative measure was the abolition of feudalism.
		By way of compensation, the daimyo were given one-tenth of their clans’ original income, while the samurai were promised that their stipends (salary), though somewhat reduced, would continue.
		Feudal clan governments seldom interfered in the operation of these schools.
	www.thecorner.org /hists/japan/meiji2.htm (8790 words)

	The Militant - September 10, 2001 -- Japan's crisis has deep historical roots
		"Feudal families dominated politics, the military, and the economy before and during World War II." Without explanation this formulation is too truncated and open to misinterpretation.
		The Mitsui and Mitsubishi families--the former a noble family, the latter an outgrowth of a feudal clan famous for the sword-fighting skills of its samurai--"dominate the entire economic life of the country.
		Feudal restraints on agriculture and commerce were abolished and equality before the law and private property were established, leading to the rapid loss of peasant land to landlords.
	www.themilitant.com /2001/6534/653452.html (2165 words)

	Political Film Society - The Twilight Samurai
		As the emperor in Edo shuts down various clans, the clan remains albeit much less defiant than the Choshu and Satsuma clans in the south--or the clan depicted in The Last Samurai (2003).
		Those at the top of the clan hierarchy allocate land and rice to various samurai, who in turn are in charge of peasants and houseservants; women are strictly subordinate to men.
		Ito (played by Erina Hashiguchi), his youngest daughter, in a final voiceover, explains that during 1871 the emperor abolished all clans, and that Seibei died in the Boshin War, the last gasp of feudal power, though many upper-rank samurai in time rose to positions of great wealth.
	www.geocities.com /polfilms/twilightsamurai.html (699 words)

	Wapenshaw 1
		How different from the feudal system where land was held in feu, that is, a grant or charter from the King.
		The feudal lord was just a caretaker, and did not own the land and never could; he retained it only as long as he remained loyal to the Crown.
		The clan system meant that the first loyalty was to the clan and chief.
	www.historichighlanders.com /wapensh1.htm (1402 words)

	Story Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Clans on Georgia's coast: Necessity was the mother of cooperation
		Clans are common in societies around the world.
		They also turned to the same feudal clan system they were systematically undermining in Scotland with new landholding laws and commercial roads.
	www.darientel.net /~ftkgeo/page24.html (570 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In addition to relieving the shortage of coins, hansatsu also generated financial income; they helped the feudal clan rulers to balance their finances, create a monopoly system, and provide relief funds for impoverished samurai and commoners.
		Some clan territories had well-developed commodity economies, and would make vast profits by paying for goods in notes, and re-selling the goods for coins.
		Most early issues were made by the feudal clans, but later issues were also made by towns, temples and court nobles.
	www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk /compass/ixbin/print?OBJ2285 (227 words)

	Clan MacFarlane - The Official Homepage of the Clan MacFarlane Society, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		earliest of the clans to hold their lands by feudal charter.
		In 1592, the clan was accused of slaying the Colquhoun of Luss and were outlawed.
		The Clan MacFarlane Society Inc., is an International, educational, secular, non-profit society formed to promote the perpetuation of Gaelic-Scottish Culture, traditions, customs, literature, and music.
	www.macfarlane.org /story.htm (828 words)

	[No title]
		The city is situated on the delta of the Abu River and is surrounded by hills on the east, south and west.
		Another of Hagi's tourist attractions is the TOKOJI temple, the family temple of the Mori cla'n.
		The clan's graveyard, which was founded by a Zen Buddhist priest, is adjacent to it.
	mothra.rerf.or.jp /ENG/Chugoku/Hagi/Hagi.html (1077 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		But you should at least try and keep in constant contact with the clan so that we may be advised of your status, by responding to all emails of summons and calls to duty.
		Every event will be posted on the clan page, the forum, and then sent via email to all clan members, but not all updates will be done that way for events.
		The clan forum is our mainstay for communication so feel free to post any questions or opinions you may have.
	www.ninthlegion.com /code.html (1074 words)

	fhandbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Everyone in the clan, with the exception of the immortals, has been assigned a class rank.
		The feudal system of --{> X <}-- is by no means brand new.
		These council members will uphold the feudal system and go about judging current and new members according to these guidelines handed down by honored members of the past.
	exit3.i-55.com /~xclan/fhandbook.html (366 words)

	RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is a series of four interlocked adventures following the fortunes of a clan in feudal Japan.
		It follows the demise of one clan and its rebirth as the sole heir comes of age.
		Upon gaining a private audience, the characters are tasked with a dangerous mission: sneak her son Kozo, the lord's only heir, out of the castle, through the surrounding army and to Lord Hosokawa, his granduncle, in the adjacent province.
	www.rpg.net /news+reviews/reviews/rev_3312.html (1255 words)

	Commonly Asked Questions
		The Scotts were one of the 6 major riding Clans of Scotland, and “one of the most powerful families in the entire Borders, active as both reivers and officers,” reaching their peak in the 16th century.
		The Scott clansman's badge bears the crest and motto of the clan chief's coat of arms: a Stag Trippant, encircled in a leather strap inscribed with the chief's motto “Amo” meaning “I Love”; ironically a somewhat romantic motto for a strong feudal border clan.
		Membership is open to anyone and their spouse affirming a reasonable presumption of descent in their paternal or maternal bloodline to Scott or one of the Septs.
	www.clanscottsociety.org /FAQ.html (1079 words)

	Stolarz History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This ancient family descended as a member of the powerful and royal Jastrzebiec Clan of families who held the lands and castle in Sadomier as early as 999.
		Their ancient lineage descends from prince Ziemovit who wrested from the vast but tottering Moravian empire province of Chrobacyja (extending from the Carpathians to the Bug).
		From the 10th century onwards the surname was identified with great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation in the 11th century.
	www.stolarz.org /history.htm (359 words)

	clans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Living north of the Highland Line--- a variable boundary running northeast from Stirling to Aberdeen--- the Clans had little care for the rest of the kingdom.
		Removed from contemporary civilization, these quarrelsome and often violent families and alliances did produce one valuable asset--- ferocious fighting men whose descendants served as the backbone of the British Army from the 17th Century to the present day.
		After the breakup of the Clan system and with forced and voluntary emigration, Highlanders were dispersed across the globe--- first to the Americas, and later to Africa, Australia and India.
	www.highlandnet.com /info/culture/c006.html (404 words)

	Feudal clan - TheBestLinks.com - Europe, Government, Japan, Middle Ages, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Feudal clan - TheBestLinks.com - Europe, Government, Japan, Middle Ages,...
		Feudal clan, Europe, Government, Japan, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Tokugawa...
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	www.thebestlinks.com /Feudal_clan.html (135 words)

	DO WELL AND LET THEM SAY: GORDON
		You are always welcome to join us at the Gordon Clan Tent - please come by, watch the games, relax, visit, listen to the pipes and join other clan visitors in celebrating all that is Scottish and all that is Gordon.
		Because the Gordon family did not start as a "clan", it is often referred to as the House of Gordon, a name more tied to its Norman descent.
		While Clan Gordon is certainly the most common term used, both Clan and House are truly synonymous and either term is proper.
	www.houseofgordon.com (343 words)

	Spark: Class Struggle Article: Albania - From Poverty to Revolt [PRINT]
		The country was left in a state of anarchy for several years, with rival feudal lords and clan chiefs competing for power.
		After a dazzling rise to power which saw him acting successively as the chief butcher quelling the insurrection, minister of the interior and prime minister, he was driven out of the country for a time by another insurrection.
		With the violence of his political police, he liquidated the armed bands and the power of the feudal clan chiefs over certain areas of the countryside.
	the-spark.net /cs/p16003.html (6820 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- All in the Family -- Dec. 15, 1975 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The paper was referring to the Bandaranaike clan of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), who have managed to turn government into something of a family affair.
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the Prime Minister and widow of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, who held this post from 1956 until he was assassinated by a Buddhist monk in 1959.
		Bandaranaike was last elected in 1970, an imposing number of her relatives—both from her own family, the feudal Ratwatte clan, and her...
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,879520,00.html (150 words)

	Worlds of Might: A Space Empire Building Story Debate [Archive] - SpaceBattles.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		By the 27th century however, most of the small feudal nations have united or have been conquered into relative few large nations, each with their own distinct customs and traditions, and have a variety of types of government.
		The Clan known as Leviathan together they clamed an ocean as their own all sailing on their home would do so only at the permission of the Clans.
		All members of the Clans are expected to contribute to the well being of the Clans in general.
	kier.3dfrontier.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-9871 (12065 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Choshu: A strong, powerful anti-Bakufu feudal clan on the western end of the island of Honshu.
		Satsuma: a leading anti-Bakufu clan on the southern island of Kyushu.
		Shogun: Titleof the Head of the House of Tokugawa and military ruler of feudal Japan.
	members.cox.net /seijisaisho/glossaryf.html (220 words)

	OtakuBoards - If you enjoy Shogunate Japan read this
		I am sure that some of you have read this book already, but if you haven't and are interested in feudal Japan or just in kick-*** swordsmen then this is the book for you.
		The 4th was one of the bloodiest and most famous battles in Japanese history.
		He recorded the sessions which became The Art of War in 400 B.C. Uesugi: Clan of feudal Japan which ultimately succumbed to the Takenda clan when Takenda Shingen had Uesugi Kenshin assasinated.
	www.otakuboards.com /printthread.php?t=6191 (653 words)

	Han
		Han Chinese, the dominant majority of ethnic group in mainland China.
		Han, a feudal clan[?] in Japan (See: Abolition of the han system)
		Still, criticises in this fearlessly equitable manner only because he is powerful, intellectual analysis of some well-marked subject, in such have looked for from him: those institutes of aesthetics, for certainly do not exist yet.
	www.findword.org /ha/han.html (219 words)

	Chybisa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A tiny feudal kingdom in eastern Hârn, ruled by Verlid VII.
		Included is a full-color Atlas Map, plus details on the history, politics, economy, and clans of this surprisingly wealthy kingdom.
		Includes clan and feudal law, royal justice, forest law, trials and enforcement, plus a list of the most common crimes and the typical punishments they bring.
	www.columbiagames.com /cgi-bin/query/cfg/zoom.cfg?product_id=5007 (181 words)

	Shakti, A Woman's Fight for Power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Together they take us to a feudal Rajasthan, a society which is unlikely today and if it still exists, then it certainly does not make us proud.
		That's where she becomes friendly with a scion of a backwardly feudal clan somewhere in remote Rajasthan, India.
		It transpires that eight years before they met, this youth, played by Sanjay Kapoor, fled his home disgusted as he was with the savage, sadistic society where he had grown up.
	www.indiatraveltimes.com /cinema/shakti.html (657 words)

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