Minamoto no Tameyoshi

Minamoto no Tameyoshi ( Japanese 源 為 義 , also known as Mutsu Shirō , * 1096 ; † 1156 ) was the head of the Minamoto and grandson of Minamoto no Yoshiie . He led the Minamoto against the Taira in the Hōgen rebellion .

Although he is best known today for his involvement in this conflict, he is said to have influenced a number of earlier conflicts.

Around 1113, the rivalry of the warrior monks ( Sōhei ) from the monasteries Mii-dera and Enryaku-ji broke out in the form of open violence on the streets of Kyoto. Although the palace guard quickly took over the protection of the emperor, Tameyoshi is said to have personally driven out the mob with a handful of mounted samurai .

After losing his side in the Hōgen rebellion, Tameyoshi was sentenced to death: his son Minamoto no Yoshitomo (who had fought on the side of the enemy) was ordered to kill him, but the latter refused. Another Minamoto officer insisted that Tameyoshi should not die at the hands of the Taira, killing him and then himself.

source

• Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.