- Kawachi Genji
The Kawachi Genji (河内源氏) were members of a family line within that of the
Seiwa Genji , which in turn was one of several branches of theMinamoto clan , one the most famous noble clans inJapanese history . Descended fromMinamoto no Yorinobu (968-1048), the Kawachi Genji includedMinamoto no Yoshiie (1041-1108), who fought in theZenkunen War andGosannen War , and common ancestor of nearly all the major Minamoto generals of theGenpei War from which the Minamoto are famous.Lineage
"Note: Each degree of indentation indicates a father-son relationship."
*Yorinobu (968-1048) - son of
Minamoto no Mitsunaka
**Yoriyoshi (998-1082) - son of Yorinobu; hero of theZenkunen War
***Yoshitsuna (d. 1134) - son of Yoriyoshi
***Yoshimitsu (d. 1127) - son of Yoriyoshi, ancestor of the Sataka, Hiraga, and Takeda families
***Yoshiie (1041-1108) - son of Yoriyoshi, fought alongside his father in theZenkunen War , led imperial forces in theGosannen War
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*****Tameyoshi (1096-1156) - grandson of Yoshiie
******Yoshitomo (1123 -1160 ), son of Tameyoshi
******Tametomo (1139 -1170 ), son of Tameyoshi
******Yoshikata (?-1155 ), son of Tameyoshi
******Yukiie (?-1186 ), son of Tameyoshi
*******Yoshihira (1140 -1160 ), son of Yoshitomo
*******Yoritomo (1147 -1199 ), son of Yoshitomo, and first Kamakura Shogun
*******Noriyori (1156 -1193 ), son of Yoshitomo
*******Yoshitsune (1159 -1189 ), son of Yoshitomo, and one of the most famous samurai of all time
*******Yoshinaka (1154 -1184 ), son of Yoshikata
********Yoriie (1182 -1204 ), son of Yoritomo, and 2nd shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate
********Sanetomo(*) (1192 -1219 ), son of Yoritomo, and 3rd shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate(*)= During 1219 as Shogunate Minamoto Sanetomo was last head of Minamoto clan of Japan after his nephew Minamoto Kugyo - son of Yoriie - killed his uncle Sanemoto then will suicide himself. Also other nephew Ichiman - who was Yoriie's son. In 1203? he was executed on Hōjō's orders.
References
* Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
* Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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