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was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period
Heian period

The is the last division of classical History of Japan, running from 794 to 1185. It is the period in Japanese history when Confucianism and other Chinese culture were at their height....
 of Japanese history
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
. His son Minamoto no Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoritomo

was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. He ruled from 1192 until 1199....
 became shogun
Shogun

is a military rank and historical title for Hereditary Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces of Japan. The Japanese word for "general", it is made up of two kanji characters: sho, meaning "commander", "general", or "admiral", and gun meaning military troops or warriors....
 and founded the Kamakura Shogunate
Kamakura shogunate

The Kamakura shogunate was a feudal military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. It was based in Kamakura, Kanagawa....
, the first shogunate in the history of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
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Hogen Rebellion
With the outbreak of the Hogen Rebellion
Hogen Rebellion

The Hogen Rebellion was a Japanese civil war fought in 1156 over Emperors of Japan succession and control of the Fujiwara Regents clan of regents....
 in 1156, the members of the Minamoto and Taira samurai
Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial society Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character ? was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau....
 clans were beckoned into the conflict. Yoshitomo sided along with Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori

was a general of the late Heian Period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the History of Japan.After the death of his father Taira no Tadamori in 1153, Kiyomori assumed control of the Taira clan and ambitiously entered the political realm in which he had previously only held a minor post....
 in support of the Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Emperor Go-Shirakawa

Emperor Go-Shirakawa was the 77th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158....
 and Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Fujiwara no Tadamichi

Fujiwara no Tadamichi was the eldest son of the Japanese regent Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan....
, while his father Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Tameyoshi

Minamoto no Tameyoshi was head of the Minamoto clan samurai clan during his lifetime, and grandson of Minamoto no Yoshiie; he led the Minamoto against the Taira clan in the Hogen Rebellion....
, then head of the Minamoto clan, with his young son Minamoto no Tametomo
Minamoto no Tametomo

was a samurai who fought in the Hogen Rebellion of 1156. He was the son of Minamoto no Tameyoshi, and brother to Minamoto no Yukiie and Minamoto no Yoshitomo....
 and Taira no Tadamasa sided with the retired Emperor Sutoku
Emperor Sutoku

Emperor Sutoku was the 75th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142....
 and Fujiwara no Yorinaga
Fujiwara no Yorinaga

Fujiwara no Yorinaga of the Fujiwara clan held the position of Imperial Palace Minister of the Left.Born in 1120, Yorinaga ascended quickly through the political ranks achieving formidable office by the age of 17....
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Yoshitomo, defeating his father and the forces of Sutoku and Yorinaga, became head of the Minamoto and established himself as a political power in the capital of Kyoto
Kyoto

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was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period
Heian period

The is the last division of classical History of Japan, running from 794 to 1185. It is the period in Japanese history when Confucianism and other Chinese culture were at their height....
 of Japanese history
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
. His son Minamoto no Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoritomo

was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. He ruled from 1192 until 1199....
 became shogun
Shogun

is a military rank and historical title for Hereditary Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces of Japan. The Japanese word for "general", it is made up of two kanji characters: sho, meaning "commander", "general", or "admiral", and gun meaning military troops or warriors....
 and founded the Kamakura Shogunate
Kamakura shogunate

The Kamakura shogunate was a feudal military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. It was based in Kamakura, Kanagawa....
, the first shogunate in the history of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

Hogen Rebellion


With the outbreak of the Hogen Rebellion
Hogen Rebellion

The Hogen Rebellion was a Japanese civil war fought in 1156 over Emperors of Japan succession and control of the Fujiwara Regents clan of regents....
 in 1156, the members of the Minamoto and Taira samurai
Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial society Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character ? was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau....
 clans were beckoned into the conflict. Yoshitomo sided along with Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori

was a general of the late Heian Period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the History of Japan.After the death of his father Taira no Tadamori in 1153, Kiyomori assumed control of the Taira clan and ambitiously entered the political realm in which he had previously only held a minor post....
 in support of the Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Emperor Go-Shirakawa

Emperor Go-Shirakawa was the 77th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158....
 and Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Fujiwara no Tadamichi

Fujiwara no Tadamichi was the eldest son of the Japanese regent Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan....
, while his father Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Tameyoshi

Minamoto no Tameyoshi was head of the Minamoto clan samurai clan during his lifetime, and grandson of Minamoto no Yoshiie; he led the Minamoto against the Taira clan in the Hogen Rebellion....
, then head of the Minamoto clan, with his young son Minamoto no Tametomo
Minamoto no Tametomo

was a samurai who fought in the Hogen Rebellion of 1156. He was the son of Minamoto no Tameyoshi, and brother to Minamoto no Yukiie and Minamoto no Yoshitomo....
 and Taira no Tadamasa sided with the retired Emperor Sutoku
Emperor Sutoku

Emperor Sutoku was the 75th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142....
 and Fujiwara no Yorinaga
Fujiwara no Yorinaga

Fujiwara no Yorinaga of the Fujiwara clan held the position of Imperial Palace Minister of the Left.Born in 1120, Yorinaga ascended quickly through the political ranks achieving formidable office by the age of 17....
.

Yoshitomo, defeating his father and the forces of Sutoku and Yorinaga, became head of the Minamoto and established himself as a political power in the capital of Kyoto
Kyoto

Sorry, no overview for this topic
. However, despite his attempts to have his father pardoned, Tameyoshi was executed. Also, the outcome of the Hogen rebellion established the Minamoto and Taira as the two strongest political rivals in the country.

Heiji Rebellion


Three years later in 1159, Yoshitomo and Fujiwara no Nobuyori
Fujiwara no Nobuyori

was one of the chief allies of Minamoto no Yoshitomo in the Heiji Rebellion of 1159. As a member of the Fujiwara clan, Nobuyori might have been in line to become Sessho and Kampaku, and he desired power, which he obtained for a short while following the Rebellion....
 placed Go-Shirakawa under house arrest and killed his retainer, the scholar Fujiwara no Michinori
Fujiwara no Michinori

', also known as ', was one of the chief advisors to Emperor Nijo, and one of the chief allies to Taira no Kiyomori, particularly during the Heiji Rebellion of 1159....
 in what is called the Heiji Rebellion
Heiji Rebellion

The was fought between rival subjects of the Cloistered rule Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan in 1159. It was preceded by the Hogen Rebellion in 1156. In many ways, this struggle is seen as a direct outcome of that earlier armed dispute....
. Yoshitomo was angry that the Taira had become the favorite of the imperial court after the Hogen Rebellion despite the sacrifice of the Minamoto. Eventually, Taira no Kiyomori in support of Go-Shirakawa, defeated Yoshitomo and killed his two eldest sons and Nobuyori, releasing Go-Shirakawa.

While escaping from Kyoto in Owari Province
Owari Province

was an old Provinces of Japan of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishu ....
, Yoshitomo was betrayed and killed by a retainer. His remaining sons Yoritomo along with Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoshitsune

was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian period and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo....
 and Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Noriyori

was a late Heian period period general, who fought alongside his brothers Minamoto no Yoritomo and Minamoto no Yoshitsune at a number of battles of the Genpei War....
 were later spared and exiled by Kiyomori.

It is said that Yoshitomo was killed unarmed taking a bath at a hot spring. His grave in Aichi prefecture
Aichi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tokai region of the Chubu region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chukyo Metropolitan Area....
 is surrounded on all sides by wooden swords, as by legend his last words were "If I even only had a bokuto
Bokken

A bokken , is a wooden Japanese sword used for training, usually the size and shape of a katana, but sometimes shaped like other swords, such as the wakizashi and tanto....
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