Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Minamoto no Yorimitsu | |
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源 頼光 | |
Head of Settsu Genji | |
Succeeded by | Unknown |
Personal details | |
Born | Monjumaru 948 |
Died | 29 August 1021 | (aged 72–73)
Nationality | Japanese |
Spouse(s) | Daughter of Fujiwara no Motohira Daughter of Taira no Koretaka Daughter of Yoshishige no Tamemasa |
Children | Minamoto no Yorikuni Minamoto no Yorimoto Eiju Minamoto no Yoriaki Fujiwara no Michitsuna's wife |
Parents |
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Relatives | Minamoto no Tsunemoto (grandfather) Minamoto no Yorichika (brother) Minamoto no Yorinobu (brother) |
Nickname | Minamoto no Raikō |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Minamoto clan |
Branch/service | Minamoto clan |
Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源 頼光, 948 – August 29, 1021), also known as Minamoto no Raikō, was a Japanese samurai and folk hero who served the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He is one of the earliest Minamoto of historical note for his military exploits, and is known for quelling the bandits of Ōeyama.
His loyal service earned him the governorships of
Yorimitsu is usually accompanied by his four legendary retainers, known as the
Legends
Yorimitsu is featured in a number of legends and tales, including the
The
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An ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting Minamoto no Yorimitsu's retainers, Watanabe no Tsuna, Urabe no Suetake, Usui Sadamitsu, and Sakata no Kintoki and aristocrat Fujiwara no Yasumasa fighting Shuten-dōji on Ōeyama.
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Two tsuba (Sword guard) depicting Yorimitsu trying to cut a tsuchigumo with a tachi named 'Hizamaru'. made by Unnno Yoshimori I (left), Gochiku Sadakatsu (right). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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"A Strange Account of the Destruction of the Bandits by the Elite Four" (Yorimitsu, Watanabe no Tsuna, Urabe no Suetake, and Fujiwara no Yasumasa.), Yomihon book by Utagawa Toyokuni and Takizawa Bakin.
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An ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Kintarō, 1886, Warriors Trembling with Courage.
Family[6]
- Mother: Daughter of Minamoto no Suguru
- Father:Minamoto no Mitsunaka
- Wife:Daughter of Fujiwara no Motohira
- 1st son : Minamoto no Yorikuni
- Wife:Daughter of Taira no Koretaka
- 2nd son : Minamoto no Yoriie
- Wife:Daughter of Yoshishige no Tamemasa
- 3rd son:Minamoto no Yorimoto
- 4th son: Eiju
- 5th son:Minamoto no Yoriaki
- daughter:Fujiwara no Michitsuna's wife
Poetry
Yorimitsu wrote a renga with his wife, which appears in the Kin'yō Wakashū (nos.703-704):
tade karu fune no suguru narikeri
asa madaki kararo no oto no kikoyuru wa
This translates as:
a boat harvesting smartweed is passing by
I thought I heard someone rowing smartly before dawn[2]
In popular culture
- Appears in the video game yokai hunter. She is voiced by Yūko Kaida.
- Appears as a summonable character in the mobile game in Fate/Grand Order. She is voiced by Haruka Tomatsu.
- Appears as the protagonist in the Otogigame series.
- Appears as the ancestor of the Minamoto clan in the manga and anime series Toilet-bound Hanako-kun.
- Appears as a character in the RPG game Onmyoji.
See also
Notes
References
- ISBN 978-0804705233.
- ^ ISBN 9781590207307.
- ^ Dōjigiri Yasutsuna. Nagoya Japanese Sword Museum Nagoya Touken World.
- Yomiuri shimbun. May 1, 2021.
- Yomiuri shimbun.
- ^ "清和源氏の系図 | 家系図作成本舗". www.e-keizu.com(in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.