Yasuda clan


The Yasuda clan was a Japanese samurai kin group in the Sengoku period and Edo period.

History

The clan was established by Oe Hiromoto.
In the Sengoku period, a branch of the Yasuda clan was made responsible for the collection of duties on the cloth trade.
In modern history, the Yasuda are known as a "financial clan" because of their success in banking.

Notable clan leaders