Minamoto no Yoritomo facts for kids
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
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| Head of the Kawachi Genji | |
| Preceded by | Minamoto no Yoshitomo |
| Succeeded by | Minamoto no Yoriie |
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| In office July 12, 1192 – February 9, 1199 |
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| Monarch | Go-Toba |
| Preceded by | Heian period |
| Succeeded by | Minamoto no Yoriie |
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| Born | May 9, 1147 Atsuta, Owari Province |
| Died | February 9, 1199 (aged 52) Kamakura |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse(s) | Hōjō Masako |
| Relations | Kame no Mae (concubine) Daishin no Tsubone (concubine) |
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| Mother | Yura Gozen |
| Father | Minamoto no Yoshitomo |
| Relatives | Fujiwara no Suenori (grandfather) Minamoto no Yoshihira (brother) Minamoto no Noriyori (brother) Minamoto no Tomonaga (half-brother) Minamoto no Yoshitsune (half-brother) |
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Minamoto no Yoritomo (源 頼朝 , May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199. He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (shikken) after his death.
Yoritomo was the son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo and belonged to Seiwa Genji's prestigious Kawachi Genji family. After setting himself the rightful heir of the Minamoto clan, he led his clan against the Taira clan from his capital in Kamakura, beginning the Genpei War in 1180. After five years of war, he finally defeated the Taira clan in the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185. Yoritomo thus established the supremacy of the warrior samurai caste and the first bakufu (shogunate) at Kamakura, beginning the feudal age in Japan which lasted until the mid-19th century.
Images for kids
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Gate of Seigan-ji in Nagoya, the site of the former family villa and his birthplace
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Presumed portrait of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Kamakura period, Tokyo National Museum.
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Grave of Yoritomo in Kamakura
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