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Minamoto no Yoriyoshi

Type Figure Region Japan Time 988–1075 Also known as Hachiman Tarō Yoriyoshi

Minamoto no Yoriyoshi (988–1075) was a mid-Heian period Kawachi Minamoto warrior who served as governor of Mutsu and led forces to quell the Nine-Yea…

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  1. 988–1020Kawachi Province · Kawachi ProvinceYoriyoshi was born into the Kawachi Minamoto house, inherited a samurai identity, and grew up within the system of local magnates and court military officials, gradually accumulating military merit and the status of a lord.
  2. 1044–1051Mutsu Province · Mutsu ProvinceYoriyoshi was appointed governor of Mutsu, responsible for administering the Tōhoku region, laying the military-political groundwork for the subsequent pacification of the Abe no Noritoki Rebellion.
  3. 1051–1063Mutsu Province · Mutsu ProvinceYoriyoshi led his son Minamoto no Yoshiie and the Kantō samurai against the Abe clan, pacifying the Nine-Year War after more than a decade of campaigning and establishing the Minamoto's leadership among the samurai class.
  4. 1063–1075Kyōto · Heian-kyōAfter the war Yoriyoshi returned to the capital; his military organization and campaigning experience were inherited by Yoshiie. He died in 1075, and the Minamoto samurai tradition continued into the era of the Three-Year War.

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