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Minamoto (源) was a
noble surname bestowed by the
Emperors of ****an upon
members of the
imperial family who were
excluded from the line of
succession and...
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Minamoto no
Yoritomo (源 頼朝, May 9, 1147 –
February 9, 1199) was the
founder and the
first shogun of the
Kamakura shogunate,
ruling from 1192
until 1199...
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Minamoto no Yo****sune (源 義経, c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a
commander of the
Minamoto clan of ****an in the late
Heian and
early Kamakura periods. During...
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Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. The
Kamakura shogunate was
established by
Minamoto no
Yoritomo after victory in the
Genpei War and
appointing himself as shōgun...
- Genpei-G****en, 1180–1185) was a
national civil war
between the
Taira and
Minamoto clans during the late
Heian period of ****an. It
resulted in the downfall...
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Minamoto no
Yorimitsu (源 頼光, 948 –
August 29, 1021), also
known as
Minamoto no Raikō, was a ****anese
samurai and folk hero of the
Heian period, who served...
- of the
Minamoto clan to ****ume the
office of Sei-i Taishōgun (shogun). In response,
Minamoto no
Yoritomo sent
Minamoto no
Noriyori and
Minamoto no Yo****sune...
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member of the
Minamoto clan, he was a
cousin and
rival of
shogun Minamoto no
Yoritomo during the
Genpei War
between the
Minamoto and the
Taira clans...
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Minamoto no
Yoshihira (源 義平) (1140–1160) also
known as 'Akugenda' was a
Minamoto clan
warrior who
fought alongside his father,
Minamoto no Yo****omo,...
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Minamoto no
Sanetomo (源 実朝,
September 12, 1192 –
February 13, 1219, r. 1203–1219) was the
third shōgun of the
Kamakura shogunate. He was the
second son...
