Minamoto no Yoshinaka

Minamoto no Yoshinaka
源義仲
Minamoto no Yoshinaka ; 源義仲
	Yoshinaka
Born	1154
Died	21 February 1184 (aged 29–30)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Samurai lord
Parent	Minamoto no Yoshikata (father);
Family	Minamoto clan

Minamoto no Yoshinaka (源義仲, 1154 – February 21, 1184), also known as Kiso Yoshinaka (木曾義仲), was a Japanese samurai lord in the late Heian period. A member of the Minamoto clan, shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo was his cousin and rival during the Genpei War between the Minamoto and the Taira clans. In The Tale of the Heike, he is known as Asahi Shogun (朝日将軍).^[1] His dharma name was Tokuon'in Gisan Senkō (徳音院義山宣公).

^ Ueda, Masaaki (2009). Konsaisu nihon jinmei jiten. Sanseidō. p. 27. ISBN 978-4-385-15801-3. OCLC 290447626.

[1] Ueda, Masaaki (2009). Konsaisu nihon jinmei jiten. Sanseidō. p. 27. ISBN 978-4-385-15801-3. OCLC 290447626.

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