 Inoue clan

The was a samurai clan which came to prominence from the late Kamakura through Edo periods in Japanese history.Mention of an Inoue surname is found in Nara period records; however, the Inoue clan which later became prominent in the Edo period traces its antecedents to the Seiwa Genji line founded by Minamoto no Mitsunaka in the late Heian period.