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The eldest son of Yoshinaka of Kiso, Minamoto clan. [1] [2] In his eleventh year, he was sent to Minamoto no Yoritomo as a hostage in order to avoid the conflict between his father and Yoritomo. [1] [2] [3] According to traditions, Yoshitaka fell in love with Ōhime, the eldest daughter of Yoritomo. [4]
Minamoto no Michitomo (源通具, Minamoto no Michitomo, 1171 - 1227) was a waka poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period. He was the son of Minamoto no Michichika and the foster father of the monk Dōgen. [1] He is designated as a member of the New Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry (新三十六歌仙, Shinsanjūrokkasen).
鬼一法眼 [1] [2]) is a legendary Japanese monk and warrior from the 1100s who appeared in "Gikeiki", a military epic about the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, written in the early Muromachi period. [1] [3] Hōgen is a honorific title for a monk, not a name, [1] with Kiichi Hōgen literally meaning "First Demon Priest". [4]
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The Gikeiki (義経記) or Chronicle of Yoshitsune is a Japanese gunki monogatari ("war-tale") that focuses on the legends of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and his followers. [1] It is the oldest extant collection of stories concerning Yoshitune's boyhood and fugitive years [ 2 ] and the single most important source for the Yoshitune legend which is ...
Painting of Shizuka Gozen (lady Shizuka) by Katsushika Hokusai of the most famous shirabyōshi. Shizuka Gozen [1] (静御前) (1165–1211), or Lady Shizuka, one of the most famous women in Japanese history and literature, was a shirabyōshi (court dancer) of the 12th century, and a mistress of Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
The Seiwa Genji (清和源氏) is a line of the Japanese Minamoto clan that is descended from Emperor Seiwa, which is the most successful and powerful line of the clan.Many of the most famous Minamoto members, including Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate; and Ashikaga Takauji, the founder of the Ashikaga shogunate, belonged to this line.
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