Minamoto No Yoritomo

Minamoto No Yoritomo

male, deceased (1199)
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. He ruled from 1192 until 1199.

Ōnakatomi No Yoritomo

male
Ōnakatomi no Yoritomo was a middle Heian period "waka poet" and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry I...
Taira No Kiyomori

Taira No Kiyomori

male, deceased (1181)
Taira no Kiyomori was a general of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the...
Shizuka Gozen

Shizuka Gozen

female, deceased (1211)
Shizuka Gozen (静御前)(1165-1211), or Lady Shizuka, one of the most famous women in Japanese history and literature, was a "shirabyōshi" (court dancer)...
Minamoto No Noriyori

Minamoto No Noriyori

male, deceased (1193)
(1156-1193) was a late Heian period general, who fought alongside his brothers Minamoto no Yoritomo and Minamoto no Yoshitsune at a number of...
Fujiwara No Hidehira

Fujiwara No Hidehira

male, deceased (1182)
Fujiwara no Hidehira was the third ruler of Northern Fujiwara in Mutsu Province, Japan, the grandson of Fujiwara no Kiyohira. During the Genpei...

Minamoto No Yukiie

male, deceased (1186)
"'"'(d. 1186) was the brother of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and one of the commanders of the Minamoto forces in the Genpei War at the end of the Heian...
Minamoto No Yoshihira

Minamoto No Yoshihira

male, deceased (1160)
Minamoto no Yoshihira was a Minamoto clan warrior who fought alongside his father, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, in the Heiji Rebellion. His mother was...
Sasaki Takatsuna

Sasaki Takatsuna

male, deceased (1214)
Sasaki Takatsuna was a Japanese samurai commander in the Genpei War, the great conflict between the Minamoto and Taira clans. An infant at the time...
Minamoto Yoritomo

Minamoto Yoritomo

male, 103 years old (Aurora, Ohio, United States)
Hi my name is Minamoto Yoritomo. I was born in 1147. I lead a very interesting life and I accomplished a lot of things that nobody had ever done...