
was son of famous
samurai
The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court d ...
Minamoto no Yoshiie
, also known as and his title , 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 no Yoriyoshi, he proved himself in battle with the Ab ...
, and was an ancestor of the
Ashikaga and
Nitta clans. Yoshikuni was the samurai who first implored the spirit of the
Iwashimizu Shrine to start living in this bamboo grove and he built the shrine in honor of the god
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 ...
. His childhood name was Kugenmaru (普賢丸). He became a monk in 1154, dying two years later.
Family
* Father:
Minamoto no Yoshiie
, also known as and his title , 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 no Yoriyoshi, he proved himself in battle with the Ab ...
* Mother: Daughter of Fujiwara no Aritsuna (藤原有綱の娘)
* Children:
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Minamoto no Yoshishige
was the progenitor of the cadet Nitta branch family of the Minamoto samurai clan, who fought alongside the Minamoto in the Genpei War. He is also known as Nitta Tarō and Nitta Yoshishige.
His father was Minamoto no Yoshikuni and his grandfat ...
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Minamoto no Yoshiyasu
Minamoto no Yoshiyasu (源 義康, 1139 – 1157), also known as Ashikaga Yoshiyasu (足利 義康), was a Japanese samurai of the late Heian period. He is known for his participation in the Hōgen rebellion in 1156. He is best known as the founde ...
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Picturesof the Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine of Minamoto no Yoshikuni
The Hikobe Family Manor
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1082 births
1155 deaths
Minamoto clan
Nobility from Kyoto
Deified Japanese men
Imperial House of Japan
Samurai
Ashikaga clan
Nitta clan
People of the Heian period
Buddhist clergy of the Heian period