Name Minamoto Yoriyoshi Died 1082, Japan | Parents Minamoto no Yorinobu | |
Role Minamoto no Yoshiie's father Children Minamoto no Yoshiie, Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, Minamoto no Yoshitsuna Grandchildren Minamoto no Yoshikuni, Minamoto no Yoshikiyo, Minamoto no Yoshichika Similar People Minamoto no Yoshiie, Minamoto no Yorinobu, Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Minamoto no Yorimitsu | ||
Grandparents Minamoto no Mitsunaka | ||
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi (源 頼義, 988 - August 27, 1075) was a head of Japan's Minamoto clan who is perhaps most notable for having led, along with his son Minamoto no Yoshiie, the Imperial forces against rebellious forces in the north. This campaign would be called the Zenkunen War, and would be followed some years later by the Gosannen War.
He held the title, passed down from his father, of Chinjufu-shogun, Commander-in-chief of the Defense of the North.
Yoriyoshi accompanied his father Minamoto no Yorinobu on his own missions to defend the Empire, quelling rebellions and disturbances. Thus he gained much of his knowledge of tactics and strategy. He fought in the Zenkunen War for twelve years starting in 1051, including the Battle of Kawasaki. In 1063, Yoriyoshi founded Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura which was to become, roughly a century later, the primary shrine of the Minamoto clan when they began the Kamakura shogunate.
His son was Minamoto no Yoshiie, who "would go on to be admired by his contemporaries as the greatest warrior."