Minamoto no Yoshitsuna
Deceased Person
1042 – 1134
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Who was Minamoto no Yoshitsuna?
Minamoto no Yoshitsuna, also called Kamo JirÅ, was a samurai of the Minamoto clan, and brother of Minamoto no Yoshiie.
Yoshitsuna rebelled against the Court when his son, Minamoto no Yoshiaki, was sentenced for committing a crime; after his uprising was quelled by Minamoto no Tameyoshi, he was exiled to Sado, an island in the Sea of Japan which was a common site of exile for many in the Heian period.
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- 1042
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- Died
- 1134
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on July 23, 2013
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