Minamoto no yoshitsune

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Minamoto Yoshitsune on Horseback. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. 1780’s, Japan, by artist Isoda Koryusai

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

The samurai (also bushi) were a class of warriors which arose in the 10th century CE in Japan and which performed military service until the 19th century CE. Elite and highly-trained soldiers adept at using both the bow and sword, the samurai were an essential component of Japan's medieval armies.

Minamoto Clan at the battle of Dan-no-Ura by Hideo Takeda

Minamoto no Yoshitsune was a military 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 which toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritoomo consolidate power. In year 1189, Fujiwara no Yasuhira, the son of a trusted ally, fearing of the pressure from Yoriomo, betrayed Yoshitsune, surrounding his Koromogawa-no-tachi residence with his troops, defeating his retainers…

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TOP 10 SAMURAIS OF JAPAN Here’s the list 1. Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199) 2. Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189) 3. Tomoe Gozen (c. 1157-1247) 4. Hōjō Tokimune (1251-1284) 5. Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336) 6. Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) 7. Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578) 8. Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) 9. Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) 10. Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

Colour woodcut by Kunitsuna.Published in 1859. Wellcome Collection gallery.Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-89) was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian&early Kamakura periods.During the Genpei War,he led a series of battles which toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan,helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate power.He is considered one of the greatest and the most popular warriors of his era,one of the most famous samurai fighters in the history of…

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