During the Kamakura period, the Toki clan made its branch families settle down in Mino Province, where it formed a powerful samurai group called "Kikyo ikki" which was named after its family crest.
鎌倉時代には土岐氏は庶流を美濃国内に多く土着させて、家紋にちなんだ「桔梗一揆」と呼ばれる強力な武士団を形成していた。