Minamoto (源, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to]) was a noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were...

Minamoto no Yoritomo (源 頼朝, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) jo.ɾʲi.to.mo], May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was the founder and the first shogun...

Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) jo.ɕi̥.tsɯꜜ.ne], c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a commander of the Minamoto clan...

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 of the Heian period, who served the regents...

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

Minamoto no Yoshinaka (源 義仲, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) jo.ɕiꜜ.na.ka], 1154 – February 21, 1184), also known as Kiso Yoshinaka (木曾 義仲)...

Minamoto no Yoshitsuna (源 義綱) (c. 1042 – 1134), also called Kamo Jirō (鴨 次郎), was a samurai of the Minamoto clan. He was son of Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and...

during his lifetime. He was the son of Minamoto no Yoshichika, son of Minamoto no Yoshiie. He led the Minamoto in the Hōgen Rebellion. He was also known...

(2014–present), 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 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 Sanetomo (源 実朝, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) sa.ne.to.mo], September 12, 1192 – February 13, 1219, r. 1203–1219) was the third...

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...

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

Minamoto no Tametomo (源 為朝, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) ta.me.to.mo], 1139 – April 23, 1170), also known as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo (鎮西...

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...

Minamoto no Yorimasa (源 頼政, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) jo.ɾʲiꜜ.ma.sa], 1106 – 20 June 1180) was a Japanese poet, aristocrat and samurai...

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...

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...

Minamoto no Yoshiie (源 義家, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) jo.ɕiꜜ.i.e], 1039 – 4 August 1106), also known as Hachimantarō Yoshiie (八幡太郎義家)...

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...

Minamoto no Mitsuyuki (源 光行 1163–1244) was an author, as well as governor in Kawachi province. Mitsuyuki's cousin was the famous samurai Yorimasa. Minamoto...

branch of the Minamoto clan, but this is considered to be untrue or unlikely. Minamoto no Yoshishige (1135–1202), grandson of Minamoto no Yoshiie (1041–1108)...

Yoko Minamoto (源洋子, Minamoto Yoko, born 18 July 1967) is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics...

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...

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...

of the Chinjufu-shōgun Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, and brother of famous Minamoto no Yoshiie (known as Hachimantaro). When Minamoto no Yoshimitsu received...

his brothers Minamoto no Yoritomo and Minamoto no Yoshitsune at a number of battles of the Genpei War. He was the sixth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo....