Kibi clan

Kibi clan
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The Kibi clan was a Japanese clan centered in Okayama Prefecture descended from Wakatakehiko the son of Emperor Kōrei.

Kibi no Makibi, the founder of Hiromine Shrine was a famous member.

They had navigational authority over the Seto Inland Sea.

They had a prominent Iron manufacturing apparatus.

They alternatively may descend from Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto who roughly ruled Okayama Prefecture.

Kibidera in Sakurai is the clan temple of the clan.

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