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	Minamoto no Yoshitomo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minamoto no Yoshitomo (源義朝) (1123 – February 11, 1160) was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period of Japanese history.
		His son Minamoto no Yoritomo became shogun and founded the Kamakura Shogunate, the first shogunate in the history of Japan.
		Yoshitomo sided along with Taira no Kiyomori in support of the Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Fujiwara no Tadamichi, while his father Minamoto no Tameyoshi, then head of the Minamoto clan, with his young son Minamoto no Tametomo and Taira no Tadamasa sided with the retired Emperor Sutoku and Fujiwara no Yorinaga.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshitomo (374 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Minamoto no Yoritomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Minamoto no Yoritomo (May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura dynasty of Japan, who ruled from 1192 until 1199.
		Minamoto no Yoritomo was the eldest son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, the heir of the Minamoto (Seiwa Genji) clan, and his official wife, Fujiwara no Saneori, who was a member of the illustrious Fujiwara clan.
		Meanwhile, Minamoto no Yoshitomo fled the capital just as the Taira marched in in 1160, but was betrayed and executed by a retainer in Owari.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Minamoto_no_Yoritomo (954 words)

	Minamoto - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Minamoto
		After the death of the first shogun, Minamoto Yoritomo (1147–1199), the real power was exercised by the regent for the shogun; throughout the Kamakura period (1192–1333), the regents were of the Hōjō family, a branch of the Taira.
		Minamoto Yoriyoshi (988–1075) was a warlord who built up a power base in the Kanto region when appointed by the court to put down a rebellion there.
		During the 11th and 12th centuries the Minamoto and the Taira were rivals for power at the court and in the country.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Minamoto (192 words)

	Hogen Rebellion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Minamoto no Tameyoshi, head of the Minamoto clan, and Taira no Tadamasa sided with Sutoku and Yorinaga while on the other hand Minamoto no Yoshitomo, first son of Minamoto no Tameyoshi, and Taira no Kiyomori, head of the Taira clan and nephew of Taira no Tadamasa, sided with Go-Shirakawa and Tadamichi.
		Minamoto no Yoshitomo became head of the Minamoto after the death of his father and together with Taira no Kiyomori, succeeded in establishing the two samurai clans as major new political powers in Kyoto.
		The outcome of the HÃÂgen Rebellion and the rivalry established between the Minamoto and Taira clans led to the Heiji Rebellion in 1159.
	www.abitabouteverything.com /files/h/ho/hogen_rebellion.html (481 words)

	Minamoto clan Biography,info
		Minamoto (源) was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period on those of their sons and grandsons who were not considered eligible for the throne.
		In 814 Emperor Saga (reigned 809-823) awarded the kabane Minamoto no Ason to his non-heir sons; thereafter, they and their descendants ceased to be members of the Imperial Family.
		Mitsunaka's eldest son, Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021), became the protégé of Fujiwara no Michinaga; another son, Yorinobu (968-1048) suppressed the rebellion of Taira no Tadatsune in 1032.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Minamoto (706 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A branch of the Minamoto family descended from Tamehira and Tomohira, sons of the Emperor Murakami.
		A branch of the Minamoto family decended from Minamoto Makoto, a son of the Emperor Saga.
		A branch of the Minamoto family descended from Sadatoshi, Sadayasu, and Sadazumi, sons of the Emperor Seiwa.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/m.html (1568 words)

	Seiwa Genji: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Yoshitomo Minamoto no yoshitomo () (1123 - february 11, 1160) was the head of the minamoto clan and a general of the late heian period of japanese history....
		Yoritomo Minamoto no yoritomo (may 9 1147 - february 9, 1199) was the founder and first shogun of the kamakura shogunate of japan, from 1192 to 1199....
		Noriyori Minamoto no noriyori ()(1156-1193) was a late heian period general, who fought alongside his brothers minamoto no yoritomo and minamoto no yoshitsune at a number of battles...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /s/seiwa_genji (515 words)

	IWAI TOJAKU
		March 1814: premiere of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Sumidagawa Hana no Goshozome" (commonly called "Onna Seigen", in English "The female Seigen") at the Ichimuraza, starring Hanshirô, Ichikawa Danjûrô VII and Matsumoto Kôshirô V.
		March 1816: Hanshirô is the leading actor of the program "Tsubone Iwafuji Hiyoku no Uchikake", which is staged in the same theater and commemorates the 16th anniversary of the death of his father Iwai Hanshirô IV.
		June 1821: Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure", commonly called "Shirafuji Genta", is revived for the first time, 11 years and 3 months after its premiere in Edo, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai; Hanshirô plays the role of the courtesan Oshun [casting].
	www.kabuki21.com /tojaku1.php (3071 words)

	Episode 22
		Tametomo is said to have been exiled from Japan after losing a great battle to the Taira in 1156, and to have ended up in Ryuukyuu/Okinawa, where he married a local chieftain's daughter and founded the Ryuukyu royal bloodline.
		Takeda Yoshikyo, the founder of the Takeda clan, was a son of Minamoto Yoshimitsu--a brother to the famous Minamoto Yoshitsune.
		In 1185 the Minamoto clan defeated the Taira in a naval battle at Dan-no-Ura.
	www.spookhouse.net /angelynx/comics/episode-twenty-two.html (2947 words)

	TOMIZAWA HANZABURÔ I
		May 1706: Hanzaburô plays for the first time the role of Kobayashi no Asaina, with the support of Nakamura Denkurô I, in the drama "Ôyakata Yotsugi Soga", which is staged at the Ichimuraza.
		November 1707: Hanzaburô becomes tachiyaku and plays at the Nakamuraza the role of the senior retainer Hatano no Gorô in the kaomise drama "Suô no Naishi Azuma Nishiki", which welcomes in Edo the actor Arashi Kiyosaburô I. February 1708: Hanzaburô's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is jô-jô (superior - superior).
		November 1709: Hanzaburô plays at the Moritaza the role of Minamoto no Tametomo in the kaomise drama "Tametomo Furiwakegami".
	www.kabuki21.com /hanzaburo1.php (596 words)

	Ryukyu Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to Chuzan Seikan, the founder of the dynasty was a descendant of Minamoto no Tametomo, a Japanese aristocrat and descendant of Tenno's family.
		Minamoto no Tametomo was sent to Izu Island after he failed to gain power in the Kyoto court; he then fled and drifted to Ryukyu, and his son Shunten established their own dynasty.
		Some Japanese and Chinese scholars claim that the Shunten dynasty was also created by the Sho family, for the same reason that they created the Tensun legend.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ryukyu_Kingdom (1093 words)

	Heian Period
		No undo ceremony or spiritual honing was necessary for admittance to Paradise, only a honest belief in the Buddha and the reciting of his name in praise (the nembutsu).
		The names Taira and Minamoto were practically generic by the 11th Century, and numerous members of the two families formed their own offshoot families, often taking the name of the district in which they lived (the Ashikaga of Shimotsuke are a nice example).
		Minamoto Yoshiie, a man who came to embody the spirit of the samurai and a legend even in his own time, was the son of Minamoto Yoriyoshi.
	www.samurai-archives.com /HeianPeriod.html (4930 words)

	Family Trees and Poets of the Minamoto and Taira Clans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Minamoto Yoshitsuna's death in an internal quarrel within his own family marked the public launch of this, and got the entire clan branded for being fratricidal, hence too scary to deal with.
		Minamoto Yoshitaka, who died too early to see his son grew up to be a legend, left just that son to history: Minamoto Yoshinaka (click here for story and pictures).
		Minamoto Yoriiye, the second Shogun, was killed by the Hojos; Minamoto Sanetomo, the third Shogun, his brother, was also killed -- by his own family.
	uk.geocities.com /rainforestwind/minamoto2.htm (1725 words)

	Kronos: 0500-1349
		No matter how it was achieved, the Muslim victory is important for introducing the Muslims to T’ang Dynasty alchemical, mathematical, and paper manufacturing technologies.
		Japanese martial philosophers describe kyuba no michi, the "Way of Bow and Horse." This discussed the Japanese warrior’s overriding concern for personal honor, and was the conceptual grandparent of the Tokugawa-era code known as bushido.
		Quetzalcóatl’s followers associated their king with the planet Venus, and legends concerning the fair-haired, bearded king’s return were one reason behind the indecisive Tenochitlan response to the Spanish invasion of the Mexican highlands in 1519.
	ejmas.com /kronos/NewHist0500-1349.htm (19678 words)

	Okinawa's History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		There is a legend recorded in the history compiled by the Ryukyu royal court that King Shunten was the son of the Japanese Heian period exile Minamoto Tametomo.
		The story goes that Tametomo was exiled to Izu, Oshima Island after his loss in the Hogen (Imperial regency) disturbances in medieval Japan.
		Tametomo moved to the southern part of Okinawa and married the daughter of the Ozato Aji (chieftain) and had a son by her.
	rca.open.ed.jp /web_e/history/story/epoch2/toitu_5.html (296 words)

	Ospreysamurai.com - The samurai way of death
		Minamoto Yorimasa’s classic act of seppuku was performed without the aid of a kaishaku, or second, to deliver a merciful blow on to his neck at the moment of agony.
		In spite of hours of fierce fighting, no real breakthrough had been achieved by the loyalists, particularly on the western side where the Gokurakuji Pass was held firmly behind rows of stout wooden shields.
		The Toshoji no longer exists, but the so-called 'hara kiri cave' is still there, and although it lies in a remote wooded spot on the fringe of the city centre, it still attracts many pilgrims.
	www.ospreysamurai.com /samurai_death02.htm (5672 words)

	KABUKI GLOSSARY (S~T)
		This revenge occurred during a hunting party organized at the foot of Mount Fuji by Kudô, with Minamoto Yoritomo as the guest of honour.
		Its heroes are the leading warriors of the Minamoto and Taira clans, fighting each other to rule Japan: Minamoto Yoshitsune, Taira Tomomori, Taira Kagekiyo, Kagekiyo's wife Akoya, Kajiwara Heizô Kagetoki...
		From 1707, the leading playwright at the Toyotakeza was Ki no Kaion, a rival of Chikamatsu Monzaemon (Takemotoza).
	www.kabuki21.com /glossaire_7.php (3793 words)

	Buddhist Views of Suicide and Euthanasia
		In this case, we have no way of knowing whether the patient genuinely desires euthanasia, unless he or she has previously made a declaration of wishes in a living will.
		Here there may be a choice between: (a) no treatment at all, (b) pain-killing which only blurs or confuses the mind of the patient, and (c) treatment which hastens the end while keeping the mind clear.
		There is no reason to assign the doctor the "responsibility" for the death of the patient.
	ccbs.ntu.edu.tw /FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/becker.htm (6113 words)

	Death and the Samurai
		No samurai was ever safe from the shadow of death when at war, and many famous names fell on the battlefield.
		Three Minamoto warriors came forward, seeking to subdue him, but straightaway suffered the loss of one of their number kicked into the sea.
		One samurai wrote many centuries after the deaths of Minamoto Tametomo and Yorimasa that the spirit of a man was like that of an apple's core, unseen and locked within the skin.
	www.samurai-archives.com /death.html (4267 words)

	Heritage Image Partnership - The UK's Premier On-Line Image Library
		Two inhabitants of the island of Onigashima trying in vain to pull Tametomo's bowstring, while the young hero nonchalantly steadies the bow with one hand and holds a fan in the other.
		Minamoto no Tametomo was a real-life warrior renowned for his bowmanship.
		The rich pigments and generous scattering of cut gold-leaf reflect the publisher Hirabayashi's wealth, which had no doubt been substantially increased by the success of the newly-completed novel.
	www.heritage-images.com /item?i=310001095&hr=/browse/default.asp?c=89 (200 words)

	JAPANESE KITE COLLECTION
		After all, there is no simpler expression of transcendence so appropriate to a multitude of philosophies.
		Consequently, no road tax could be collected from Pocock, and for a time he was allowed to ride the English West Country highways for free.
		Although restricted in its movement by the wind's strength and direction, the Char Volant could be steered by means of two or more control linens attached to the kites themselves.
	www.asahi-net.or.jp /~et3m-tkkw/history2.html (2052 words)

	Autumn Tactics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tametomo was the first of the famous Minamoto family war heroes, fighting in the battle of Shirakawa Palace at a time of rival emperors and their military factions in 1156.
		Tametomo's claim to fame mainly centered around his prowess with a bow and to demonstrate it he once shot an arrow through three suits of armor in a row.
		Apparently Tohoku Daigaku (monster that it is with tons of campuses spread around the city), is like the number three school in the country, behind Tokyo and Kyoto universities at 1 and 2, respectively.
	www.ichigoichie.org /blog/2005_07_01_autumntactics_archive.html (7113 words)

	BrainDex the knowledge source - Free Online Encyclopedia - Seiwa Genji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Seiwa Genji (清和源氏) were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Minamoto clan.
		Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended from this line.
		The family is named after Emperor Seiwa, grandfather of Minamoto no Tsunemoto?
	www.braindex.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Seiwa_Genji (132 words)

	KEMPO NO RITSUDO TO NAGARE
		And it was through Tametomo Minamoto and his followers, in the twelfth century, that these principles passed on to the Okinawan royalty and thus into Okinawan martial arts.
		Ma, referring to interval, and Ai, referring to union, reflects the musical concept of rhythm which means that each movement is a beat and the time it takes to reach from point 'a' to point 'b' constitutes the beat of a fight, with the necessity to close the gap the 'rest' of a musical piece.
		It is time to understand the Takeumu, martial creativity, of the Minamoto martial arts, as preserved in the arts of Ueshiba's Aikido, as well as, the Odorite maintained in the ancient Okinawan Bujutsu.
	kempo.4mg.com /articles/kempo.htm (1914 words)

	Dai Nippon Meisho Kagami
		Each panel depicts a famous military and or political leader from Japan's past - with a few exceptions like the last print showing the goddess of sun.
		Some of the characters are rather legendary like empress Jingu or Takenouchi Sukune (Takeuchi no Sukune), who allegedly became 280 years old.
		Many of the heroic figures are from Japan's turmoiled times of the Genpei wars, when the powerful clans of the Fujiwara, Taira and Minamato fought for supremacy in Japan in the 12th century.
	www.artelino.com /articles/dai_nippon_meisho_kagami.asp?mey=13 (574 words)

	Early History of Kyudo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The most famous of these warriors was Minamoto no Tametomo, an exceptionally large and powerful man whose arrows measured twelve hands and two fingers.
		As a gesture of defiance, Tametomo shot a single large bulbed arrow over the bow of one of the lead ships.
		In 1192 Minamoto no Yoritomo the head of the Minamoto clan was given the title of Shogun.
	www.chennaionline.com /Columns/DownMemoryLane/diary176.asp (559 words)

	Police Station
		One such story is that of the warrior Minamoto no Tametomo.
		Reputed to be a large and powerful man, his arrows were said to be twelve hands and two fingers in length, and his bow required five men to pull it back.
		Kyuudou was still important, but it was no longer used by the samurai.
	earth.prohosting.com /mirrorim/PoliceStation/foren_Weap.html (2157 words)

	The Bow [Archive] - Deluxe Martial Arts Forums
		It also spoke of Minamoto Tametomo who was such a strong archer that he shot an arrow into an enemies chest which passed through him and killed the man behind him also.
		Tametomo is also regarded as sinking boats with his arrows.
		Pass throughs in the vitasl (through the rib cage) are not uncommon, and through the gut (no ribs) are extremely common.
	www.defend.net /deluxeforums/archive/index.php/t-14318.html (3938 words)

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