Minamoto clan

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The Minamoto clan was one of the most powerful and influential samurai lineages in Japanese history, instrumental in the rise of the shogunate and warrior rule.

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Label Occurrences
Minamoto clan canonical 21
Minamoto 4
Genji clan 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese clan
samurai clan
warrior lineage
coatOfArms Bamboo
surface form: Sasa-rindō (bamboo grass and gentian crest)
country Japan
ethnicGroup Japanese
firstShogunFromClan Minamoto no Yoritomo
foundedShogunate Kamakura period
surface form: Kamakura shogunate
foundingEmperorLine Emperor Daigo
Emperor Murakami
Emperor Saga
Emperor Seiwa
Emperor Uda
hasAlternativeName Hikaru Genji
surface form: Genji
hasKanjiName 源氏
hasRomanization Murakami Genji
surface form: Genji

Minamoto-shi
historicalPeriod Heian period
Kamakura period
involvedInConflict Genpei War
Heiji Rebellion
Hōgen Rebellion
legacy origin of several later samurai houses
symbol of legitimate warrior rule in medieval Japan
mainRivalClan Fujiwara clan
Taira clan
namedAfter Minamoto no surname granted by emperors
nobleFamilyType uji
notableBranch Seiwa Genji
surface form: Kawachi Genji

Murakami Genji
Ninth Street Genji
Saga Genji
Seiwa Genji
Uda Genji
notableMember Minamoto no Mitsunaka
Minamoto no Sanetomo
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Tsunemoto
Minamoto no Yoriie
Minamoto no Yorimasa
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi
Minamoto no Yoshiie
Minamoto no Yoshinaka
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
originatesFrom Imperial House of Japan
playedRoleIn establishment of warrior rule in Japan
rise of the shogunate in Japan
politicalAlignment military government
socialClass buke
samurai
traditionalStatus kuge-derived warrior house
writingSystem Kanji

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Hachiman patronOf Minamoto clan
Hōgen Rebellion belligerent Minamoto clan
Genpei War hasParticipant Minamoto clan
Genpei War hasMainBelligerent Minamoto clan
Genpei War namedAfter Minamoto clan
this entity surface form: Genji clan
Minamoto no Yoritomo familyName Minamoto clan
this entity surface form: Minamoto
Minamoto no Yoritomo nobleFamily Minamoto clan
Minamoto no Yoshitsune familyName Minamoto clan
this entity surface form: Minamoto
Minamoto no Yoshitsune clan Minamoto clan
Minamoto no Yoshitsune allegiance Minamoto clan
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū associatedWith Minamoto clan
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū associatedWith Minamoto clan
this entity surface form: Genji clan
Ashikaga clan originatedFrom Minamoto clan
Fujiwara clan lostPowerTo Minamoto clan
Minamoto no Yoshitomo clan Minamoto clan
Minamoto no Yoshitomo loyalty Minamoto clan
Hikaru Genji familyName Minamoto clan
this entity surface form: Minamoto
Heiji Rebellion hasParticipant Minamoto clan
Heiji Rebellion conflictBetween Minamoto clan
siege of Shirakawa Palace combatant Minamoto clan
Taira clan rival Minamoto clan
Taira clan defeatedBy Minamoto clan
Minamoto no Tameyoshi familyName Minamoto clan
this entity surface form: Minamoto
Minamoto no Tameyoshi memberOf Minamoto clan
Minamoto no Tameyoshi headOf Minamoto clan
Hōjō Masako associatedWith Minamoto clan
Battle of Dan-no-ura belligerent Minamoto clan