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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 the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take.
The following four are referred to in legend as the Shitennō of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (also known as Raikō) (948–1021): [1] Sakata no Kintoki – known as Kaidomaru in his past. Kintoki originated from the House of Suzaku. Urabe no Suetake – Originated from the House of Seiryū; Usui Sadamitsu – Originated from the House of Genbu.
Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōdō diviner of the imperial court, determines that the oni-king of Mt. Ōe (later identified as Shuten-dōji) was responsible for the abductions. The Emperor then commanded Minamoto no Raikō (Minamoto no Yorimitsu) and Fujiwara no Hōshō (Fujiwara no Yasumasa ) to exterminate this demon
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 the Genpei War , he led a series of battles that toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan , helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate power.
Minamoto no Yoshitomo (源 義朝, 1123 – 1160), Japanese general of the late Heian period and head of the Minamoto clan; Minamoto no Tametomo (源 為朝, 1139 – 1170), Japanese samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156; Minamoto no Yukiie (源 行家, c. 1141~1143 – 1186), brother of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and commanders in the ...
I am the divine spirit of this mountain." Sadamitsu then investigated the surrounding area and found a hot spring, which he called "Omusou no Yu" (the hot spring of dreams), and this is how Shima Onsen came to be. On another occasion, when Sadamitsu returned home, he found a giant poisonous snake living in Usui Pass, tormenting the people.
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 of 1156. He was the son of Minamoto no Tameyoshi , and brother to Yukiie and Yoshitomo .
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 son of first shōgun Yoritomo. [1] His Dharma name was Hokke-in-dono Kingo Da'i Zengo (法華院殿金吾大禅閤).