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Yoshitsune Minamoto

1159-1189

In the family name, Minamoto and the name is Yoshitsune.

Japanese call Minamotono Yoshitsune.

He was born as the son of the leader of the genji that made samurai's general with Heike.

He got overthrow Heike's the will, though he was entrusted to the temple in a mountain after his father's Yoshitomo Minamoto was defeated by Kiyomori Taira.

He helped elder brother Yoritomo Minamoto and destroyed Heike, but elder brother yoritomo came to hate him by ‚”he vassal's report and he committed suicide with a sword.


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