"Asue" is a rare surname found mainly in Tokushima Prefecture. Its roots lie in Asue County in Awa Province, which is now Tokushima Prefecture, and it is still concentrated in Tokushima City and Yoshinogawa City in Tokushima Prefecture.
The Ase clan is said to be a descendant of the Awa Imbe clan, one of the local Imbe clans, a professional group subordinate to the Imbe clan, a prestigious clan that had been in charge of the court rituals of the Yamato kingdom since ancient times.
Ibe means a group that abstains from impurity. To abstain means to purify oneself from impurity through Shinto rituals.
The Ase clan of Awa is known for Ase Mochimitsu, who was the lord of Uchiyama Castle during the Sengoku period. However, in 21, Mochimitsu was attacked by Fujiwara Heiemon Tomokiyo, a vassal of Miyoshi Yasutoshi, the lord of Iwakura Castle, and was killed in battle after escaping from the castle, and the Ase clan was wiped out.
Asaue = Oe
"Oe" is a family name that can be read as "Oe". Its roots lie in the area of Oe in Tokushima Prefecture, and there are currently about 800 people of this family, mainly in Tokushima Prefecture.
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