nakotomi

Updated: May 18, 2025

After the ruin of the Heguri, this uji stood at the head of all the Imperial class. It will be observed that among these four uji, Heguri and Soga served as civil officials and Otomo and Mononobe as military. There are also three other uji which figure prominently on the stage of Japanese history. They are the Nakotomi, the Imibe, and the Kume.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era