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Abe clan: Information from Answers.com (703 words) |
 | The clan's origin is said to be one of the original clans of the Yamato people; they truly gained prominence during the Heian period (794-1185), and experienced a resurgence in the 18th century. |
| Abe no Yoritoki was the chinjufu shogun at this time, and his disputes with the Governor of the province became outright war when Minamoto no Yoriyoshi was sent from Kyoto to put an end to the conflict. |
| Abe no Nakamaro, a major court noble of the eighth century, for example, was from the town of Abe, near Nara, and derived his family name thus. |
| Clan (2837 words) |
| The head of the clan; the chief: an allusion to a story of a Scotchman, who, when a very large louse crept down his arm, put him back again, saying he was the head of the clan, and that,. |
| Clan Smoke Jaguar was exterminated by a task force sent from the Inner Sphere to halt the Clan Invasion This period of BattleTech history is the background story of the computer game MechWarrior 3. |
| Clan chieftains continued to use the traditional practice of trial-by-ordeal to resolve criminal cases in rural areas. |
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