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Minamoto no Yoritomo

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1147–1199 Also known as Lord Minamoto no Yoritomo

First Seii Taishōgun of the Kamakura shogunate and a Minamoto warrior. His father Minamoto no Yoshitomo was defeated and killed in the Hōgen Disturba…

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  1. 1159–1170Kyoto · KyotoIn the Hōgen Disturbance of 1159 his father Minamoto no Yoshitomo was defeated and killed; after being pardoned by Taira no Kiyomori, Yoritomo was exiled to Izu Province, beginning his life in banishment.
  2. 1171–1180Izu Province · IzuDuring this period Yoritomo lived semi-secluded in Izu, married Masako, daughter of Hōjō Tokimasa, and secretly maintained contacts with Kantō warriors and remnant Minamoto partisans across the regions, awaiting an opportunity to rise against the Taira. In 1180 he raised an army under Prince Mochihito's order and led troops into Sagami.

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