Minamoto clan

1st shogun of the Kamakura shogunate (1147–1199)

the most powerful and important noble clan in the Japanese history

samurai of the late Heian and early Kamakura period

a female samurai warrior who fought during the Genpei War from 1180 to 1185 CE

60th emperor of Japan

first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1305–1358)

Emperor of Japan

thumb|Benkei by Kikuchi Yōsai , popularly known by the mononym Benkei (), was a Japanese warrior monk (sōhei) who lived in the latter years of the Heian Period (794–1185). Benkei led a varied life, first becoming a monk, then a mountain ascetic, and then a rogue warrior. He later came to respect and serve the famous warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune, also known as Ushiwakamaru. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore showcased in many ancient and modern literature and productions.

3rd shogun of Kamakura shogunate and poet

12th century samurai

Japanese clan; famous for shoguns of the Muromachi shogunate

political leader of Kamakura shogunate

2nd shogun of Kamakura shogunate

samurai of the late Heian period; the head of the Minamoto clan

Japanese court noble, samurai and poet

Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period

Japanese samurai lord (1301–1338)

Regent of the Fujiwara clan

Japanese noble

samurai clan

Japanese poet

Japanese poet

Japanese prince

Poet and nobleman

the most successful and powerful line of the Japanese Minamoto clan

Watanabe ( and other variants) is a Japanese surname derived from the noble and samurai Watanabe clan, a branch of the Minamoto clan, descending from the Emperor Saga (786-842), the 52nd Emperor of Japan, and refers to a location called 'Watanabe no tsu' which was settled by the Watanabe clan, who took the name of the place. It was located in the medieval period near the mouth of the Yodogawa River in Settsu Province, in present-day city of Osaka.

samurai

Japanese poet and statesman

Poet and nobleman

Japanese writer

Japanese waka poet

samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156

Japanese samurai

Samurai and Court official of Japan's Heian period

Japanese poet

Japanese samurai family

Japanese military personnel

Japanese poet and writer

Branch of the Toki clan

Japanese poet

Poet and nobleman

One of the commanders of the Minamoto forces in the Genpei War

Samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan

Japanese poet

branch of a Japanese Minamoto clan

samurai clan

samurai of the late Heian and early Kamakura period

Samurai and progenitor of the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan

major noble family in medieval Japan

Japanese poet

Japanese family descended from the Seiwa Genji

Japanese noblewoman of the late Heian period; mother of Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Japanese clan

samurai

Edo period Japanese samurai clan

Japanese soldier

Japanese clan

12th-13th century Japanese poet

seventh son of the Japanese Emperor Saga

Japanese samurai