Minamoto clan
Minamoto clan Seiryoji, a temple in Kyoto, was once a villa of Minamoto no Toru (d. 895), a prominent member of the Saga Genji. Minamoto (源) was one of the honorary surnames ... such offshoot of the imperial dynasty. The Minamoto clan was also called the Genji, ...
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Minamoto   (translated from Dutch)
Minamoto Minamoto- ¤ ÿ ¿ clan were powerful Japanse family from the middle ... large, members of the family to the Minamoto - or Taira- Á ÿ ¿ transferred clans ... the shogun, thus a part of the minamoto clan formed the ' military arm ' of ...
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Minamoto   (translated from French)
Minamoto Minamoto (?) was an honorary name given by the ... title and became prone of the emperor. Minamoto, like their rivals them Will conceal, are ... emperor of ' Genji', for example Seiwa Genji. Minamoto Genji was also called, according to the ... alternative pronunciation of the Chinese characters for Minamoto (gen) and uji, or family (ji). ...
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Nitta clan
Nitta clan The Nitta family ) was one of several ... the Ashikaga shogunate, and later the Hojo clan regents. The common ancestor of the Nitta, Minamoto no Yoshishige , was the elder brother of Minamoto no Yoshiyasu , the common ancestor of the Ashikaga clan. The Nitta clan rose to importance ...
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Taira clan
Taira clan Taira (平) is a Japanese surname. In reference to Japanese history, along with Minamoto, Taira was an honorary surname bestowed by ... when they became subjects. Kabane: This Taira clan is often referred to as Heishi (平 ... using the character's Chinese reading hei. (Clan is "Shi".Family is "ke".) Offshoots of ... were the Fujiwara, the Tachibana and the Minamoto. The Kammu Heishi line, founded in ...
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Miura clan
Miura clan The Miura family ) was one of the branch families descended from the Taira clan. They held large fiefs, and great political ... in Japan today. Members of the Miura Clan: Miura Yasumura - member of Council of State ... of Joei Formulary Miura Yoshiaki - grandfather to Minamoto no Yoshihira Miura Yoshizumi - am ally to Minamoto no Yoshitsune at the Battle of ...
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Ashikaga clan
Ashikaga clan Ashikaga clan (Japanese: 足利氏, Ashikaga-shi) was a famous Japanese clan who established the Muromachi shogunate. It was a branch of the Minamoto family and many famous clans came from ... Isshiki . After the head family of the Minamoto clan died out during the early ...
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoritomo Minamoto no Yoritomo (Japanese: 源頼朝) (May 9, 1147 ... 1199. Early Life and Exile (1147-1180) Minamoto no Yoritomo was the eldest son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, the heir of the Minamoto (Seiwa Genji) clan, and his official ...
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Ishikawa clan
Ishikawa clan The Ishikawa clan The Ishikawa clan of the Mikawa province were direct descendants of Minamoto Yoshiie . Minamoto Yoshitoki , the son of Yoshiie, was ...
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Yamana clan
Yamana clan The Yamana clan The Yamana if the Inaba province, were descendants of Minamoto Yoshishige . Yoshishige's son, Minamoto Yoshinori adopted the surname of "Yamana". From that point onward, the Yamana clan became a very powerful shugo family ...
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