Minamoto (源) was a noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and...

Minamoto no Yoritomo (源 頼朝, May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199...

Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経, c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During...

Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Yoritomo after victory in the Genpei War and appointing himself as shōgun...

Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源 頼光, 948 – August 29, 1021), also known as Minamoto no Raikō, was a Japanese samurai and folk hero of the Heian period, who served...

Genpei-Gassen, 1180–1185) was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall...

Minamoto no Yoshitomo (源 義朝) (1123 – 11 February 1160) was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period of Japanese history. His...

Minamoto no Tametomo (源 為朝, 1139 – April 23, 1170), also known as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西 八郎 為朝), was a samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion...

A member of the Minamoto clan, he was a cousin and rival of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo during the Genpei War between the Minamoto and the Taira clans...

Minamoto no Tameyoshi (源 為義, 1096 – August 17, 1156) was head of the Minamoto clan during his lifetime, and son of Minamoto no Yoshichika, son of Minamoto...

Minamoto no Yoshiie (源 義家; 1039 – 4 August 1106), also known as Hachimantarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家) and his title Most Valorous Warrior in the Land (天下第一武勇之士)...

of the Minamoto clan to assume the office of Sei-i Taishōgun (shogun). In response, Minamoto no Yoritomo sent Minamoto no Noriyori and Minamoto no Yoshitsune...

(2014–2015, 2021), Parul Bhatnagar (2005–present) (Hindi) Shizuka Minamoto (源 静香, Minamoto Shizuka), nicknamed Shizuka-chan (しずかちゃん) is a smart, kind and...

Minamoto no Yoshimitsu (源 義光, 1045 – November 25, 1127) was a Japanese samurai lord during the Heian period. He served as Governor of Kai Province. He...

Minamoto no Sanetomo (源 実朝, September 12, 1192 – February 13, 1219, r. 1203–1219) was the third shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate. He was the second son...

Minamoto no Yorimasa (源 頼政, 1106 – 20 June 1180) was a Japanese poet, aristocrat and samurai lord. His poetry appeared in various anthologies. He served...

Minamoto (源, みなもと、ミナモト) is an ancient and noble Japanese family name that is mostly known for its history as a powerful clan during the Heian period. The...

in Kyoto. Not much is known about Hōjō Tokimasa's early life prior to Minamoto no Yoritomo's arrival in Izu. There is no information about his parents...

politics during the Heian period of Japanese history – the others being the Minamoto, the Fujiwara, and the Tachibana. The clan is divided into four major groups...

official page of Shimonoseki City), the fleet of the Minamoto clan (Genji), led by general Minamoto no Yoshitsune, defeated the fleet of the Taira clan...

Yū Minamoto (Japanese: みなもと ゆう, Hepburn: Minamoto Yū, born December 15, 1982) is a Japanese manga artist best known for her manga Samurai Harem: Asu no...

Minamoto no Tsunemoto (源 経基, 894–961) was a samurai and Imperial Prince during Japan's Heian period, one of the progenitors of the Seiwa Genji branch of...

Minamoto no Yoshihira (源 義平) (1140–1160) also known as 'Akugenda' was a Minamoto clan warrior who fought alongside his father, Minamoto no Yoshitomo,...

account compiled prior to 1330 of the struggle between the Taira clan and Minamoto clan for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei...

the Minamoto clan, but the likelihood of this claim is considered quite low or untrue. Minamoto no Yoshishige (1135–1202), grandson of Minamoto no Yoshiie...

Minamoto no Yukiie (源 行家, died June 1, 1186) was the brother of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and one of the commanders of the Minamoto forces in the Genpei War...

Minamoto no Yoriie (Japanese: 源 頼家, September 11, 1182 – August 14, 1204) was the second shōgun (1202–1203) of Japan's Kamakura shogunate, and the first...

Minamoto no Makoto (源 信, 810 – February 13, 868) was the seventh son of the Japanese emperor Saga, and was the first courtier to be given the name Minamoto...

occurred in 1177 by Minamoto Tametomo. Minamoto fought in the Hōgen war. After facing defeat in the war, Minamoto was exiled to Ōshima. Minamoto decided to try...

of the "nun shogun". She was the wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo, and mother of Minamoto no Yoriie and Minamoto no Sanetomo, the first, second and third...