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was a Japanese
鶴岡八幡宮
"History of Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine" (in Japanese) retrieved on February 4, 2009 which was to become, roughly a century later, the primary shrine of the Minamoto clan when they began the
was a Japanese samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of History of Japan#Medieval Japan (1185–1573/1600), medieval and Edo period, early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retai ...
lord who was the head of the Minamoto clan
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility from 1192 to 1333. The practice was most prevalent during th ...
and served as '' Chinjufu-shōgun''. Along with his son Minamoto no Yoshiie
Minamoto No Yoshiie (源 義家; 1039 – 4 August 1106), also known as Hachimantarō, was a Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period, and '' Chinjufu-shōgun'' (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North).
The first son of Minamoto ...
, he led the Imperial forces against rebellious forces in the north, a campaign called the Zenkunen War, which would be followed some years later by the Gosannen War
The Gosannen War (後三年合戦, ''gosannen kassen''), also known as the Later Three-Year War, was fought in the late 1080s in Japan's Mutsu Province on the island of Honshū.
History
The Gosannen War was part of a long struggle for power w ...
. He was also the predecessor of Takeda ryu
is a Japanese family name.1990 Census Name Files< ...
.
Biography
His childhood name was Odaimaru (王代丸). He held the title, passed down from his father, of '' Chinjufu-shōgun'', Commander-in-chief of the Defense of the North. Yoriyoshi accompanied his fatherMinamoto no Yorinobu
was a samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan. Along with his brother Yorimitsu, Yorinobu served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He held the title, pas ...
on his own missions to defend the Empire, quelling rebellions and disturbances. Thus he gained much of his knowledge of tactics and strategy. He fought in the Zenkunen War for twelve years starting in 1051, including the Battle of Kawasaki
The battle of Kawasaki was the first major battle of the Early Nine Years' War ( Zenkunen War) (1051-1063). It was fought between the forces of the Abe clan, led by Abe no Sadato, and those of the Minamoto clan, acting as agents of the Imperial ...
. In 1063, Yoriyoshi founded Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939.
Kama ...
"History of Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine" (in Japanese) retrieved on February 4, 2009 which was to become, roughly a century later, the primary shrine of the Minamoto clan when they began the
Kamakura shogunate
The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Kamakura-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 459.
The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Yo ...
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His son was Minamoto no Yoshiie
Minamoto No Yoshiie (源 義家; 1039 – 4 August 1106), also known as Hachimantarō, was a Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period, and '' Chinjufu-shōgun'' (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North).
The first son of Minamoto ...
, who "would go on to be admired by his contemporaries as the greatest warrior."
In 1065, he ordained as a Buddhist monk and received the Dharma name
A Dharma name or Dhamma name is a new name acquired during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation rituals in Mahayana Buddhism and monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism (where it is more proper to call it Dhamma or Sangha name). The nam ...
Shinkai (信海).
Family
* Father: '' Chinjufu-shōgun''Minamoto no Yorinobu
was a samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan. Along with his brother Yorimitsu, Yorinobu served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He held the title, pas ...
* Mother: Shuri no Myobu
* Wife: daughter of Taira no Naokata
* Concubine: Takichi Muneyori's daughter
* Children:
** Minamoto no Yoshiie
Minamoto No Yoshiie (源 義家; 1039 – 4 August 1106), also known as Hachimantarō, was a Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period, and '' Chinjufu-shōgun'' (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North).
The first son of Minamoto ...
** Minamoto no Yoshitsuna
** Minamoto no Yoshimitsu
was a Japanese samurai lord during the Heian period. He served as Governor of Kai Province. He is credited as the ancient progenitor of the Japanese martial art, Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu and Takeda-ryu.
Biography
Yoshimitsu was born t ...
See also
*Iwashimizu Hachimangū
200px, Main gate of the Iwashimizu Hachimangū
is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
History
The shrine's Heian period connections with the Kyoto and the Imperial family date from its founding in 859 ('' Jōgan ...
* Hachiman
In Japanese religion, ''Yahata'' (八幡神, ancient Shinto pronunciation) formerly in Shinto and later commonly known as Hachiman (八幡神, Japanese Buddhist pronunciation) is the syncretic divinity of archery and war, incorporating elements f ...
References
Sources
*Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. Minamoto clan People of Heian-period Japan Heian period Buddhist clergy 988 births 1075 deaths {{japan-noble-stub