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Minamoto no Yoriyoshi

Type Figure Region Japan Time 988–1075 Also known as 源頼義、みなもと の よりよし、Minamoto no Yoriyoshi

Minamoto no Yoriyoshi (988–1075) was a distinguished general of the Kawachi Minamoto, serving as Governor of Mutsu and other posts.…

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  1. 1051–1063Mutsu Province · TōhokuOrdered by the imperial court to campaign against Abe no Sadato and Abe no Munetō, he fought across Ōshū for nine years, finally capturing the Abe stronghold and pacifying the Earlier Nine Years' War.
  2. 1064–1075Kawachi Province · KansaiAfter the war he continued to serve as Governor of Mutsu and other posts, strengthening Ōshū's defenses and training his heir Minamoto no Yoshiie, dying in 1075; the Minamoto military tradition was inherited by his son.

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