During the age of the samurai, descendants of both samurai clans, Seiwa of the Genji clan (清和源氏 "Seiwa Gen-ji", a subclan from the Minamoto clan descended from Emperor Seiwa) and Kanmu of the Taira clan (桓武平氏 "Kanmu Taira'u-ji/ Hei-shi/ Hei-ji", a subclan from the Taira clan descended from Emperor Kanmu) honored Hachiman, from which the tradition is laid nationwide where samurai clans (武家 ""buke"" in Japanese) honor Hachiman as the revered deity to them. His other roles includes to determine a samurai's fate whether in success or failure at battle, who controls and protects martial arts, also as a deity who protects the victory of the army.