Kujō 九条
The emblem ( mon) of the Kujō clan
Parent house	Fujiwara clan ( Hokke)
Titles	Various
Founder	Kujō Michiie
Founding year	13th century
Dissolution	extant
Cadet branches	Nijō family Ichijō family Tsurudono family

Kujō family ( Japanese: 九条家, Hepburn: Kujō-ke) is a Japanese aristocratic kin group. ^[1] The family is a branch of Hokke and, ^[2] by extension, a main branch of the Fujiwara clan. ^[3]

The family claims descent from Fujiwara no Kanezane, third son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi. ^[4] After the fall of the Taira clan in 1185, Kanezane became Sesshō and Kampaku with the support from Minamoto no Yoritomo; ^[5] Kanezane then founded an independent family as of 1191, ^[6] and the family name Kujō was named after a residence located on the road "Kujō-Ōji" (九条大路), where his family lived, built by his ancestor, Fujiwara no Mototsune. ^[7] Since then, the Kujō became one of the five Fujiwara families from which the Sesshō and Kampaku could be chosen, later known as the five regent houses. ^[1] The fourth and fifth shōgun' of the Kamakura shogunate, Kujō Yoritsune and Kujō Yoritsugu, came from this family as well. ^[8]

After the Meiji Restoration, members of the Kujō clan were elevated to princedom and given the title Prince.

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The Tsurudono family (鶴殿家, Tsudono-ke) was founded by the fifth son of Kujō Hisatada, Tsurudono Tadayoshi (1853-1895), in 1888. The kanji used in the family name was originally "靏殿" but later changed to "鶴殿", both names are pronounced "Tsurudono". ^{[11] [12]}

1. Tsurudono Tadayoshi (1853-1895), becoming baron since December 18, 1889 until his death. ^{[11] [13]}
2. Tsurudono Iekatsu [ ja] (1891-1956), son of Tadayoshi, succeeding baron, after his father's death, in 1895–1947. ^{[11] [14] [15]}
3. Tsurudono Sumiie (b. 1924), son of Iekatsu, and he has three sons. ^[16]

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