Kōka ikki | |
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Headquarters | Kōka 34°46′N 136°8′E / 34.767°N 136.133°E |
Religion | Tendai Buddhism • Tantric Buddhism • Shinto |
Government | Feudal military Confederation |
Legislature | Military-elder council |
Today part of | Japan |
The Kōka ikki or Kōka confederacy was a military confederation and network of ninja (then known as shinobi) in area of Kōka (often spelled Kōga) in Ōmi Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. It was the center for what would become one of the two major traditions of ninjutsu - Kōga-ryū . The other major tradition, Iga-ryū, emerged out of the Iga ikki that had formed in neighboring Iga Province. After centuries of rivalry, eventually the two networks of ninja worked closely in alliance together.