Minamoto no Yoshitsuna

Minamoto no Yoshitsuna (源 義綱) (c. 1042 – 1134), also called Kamo Jirō (鴨 次郎), was a samurai of the Minamoto clan. He was son of Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and brother of Minamoto no Yoshiie.

Not to be confused with Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Minamoto.

In 1181 he fought in the Gosannen War along with his brother Minamoto no Yoshiie. After the war he revolted against his brother after a dispute in 1096 but failed. Then he was exiled to Izu Province and stayed there until his death in 1134.

References
  • Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.


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