A prominent clan might claim divine influence and quasi-divine honors for its leader.

Most people want many sons because they carry on the family line and that means our clan can claim more land.

Typically each clan claims a different person as its founder, although there are exceptions.

In the Pothohar region, many clans claim to Panwar by ancestry.

During the Muromachi period the clan claimed the shugo of Aizu.

Each royal clan also claimed to be the rightful next-in-line to the throne, which led to an impasse in negotiations for months.

The clan claims its descent from Fujiwara no Hidesato.

The different clans claim descent from different children and grandchildren of this couple.

Two major Korean clans today claim descent from this union.

At least two or three major Korean clans today claim descent from Muslim families.