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Minamoto no Yoritomo

1147 - 1199

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Minamoto no Yoritomo (源 頼朝; Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) jo.ɾʲi.to.mo], May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan. He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (shikken) after his death. Yoritomo was the son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo and belonged to Seiwa Genji's prestigious Kawachi Genji family. After successfully maneuvering himself to the position of rightful heir of the Minamoto clan, he led his clan against the Taira from his capital in Kamakura, beginning the Genpei War in 1180. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Minamoto no Yoritomo is the 1,427th most popular politician (down from 1,187th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Japan (up from 46th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Politician.

Minamoto no Yoritomo is most famous for founding the Kamakura shogunate in 1185.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Minamoto no Yoritomo ranks 1,427 out of 19,576. Before him are Yitzhak Shamir, Sandra Mason, Soong Ching-ling, Lazare Carnot, Ahmed Ben Bella, and Mir Osman Ali Khan. After him are Albert Lebrun, Fuxi, Leo IV the Khazar, David Lloyd George, Julius Streicher, and Valdemar IV of Denmark.

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Among people born in 1147, Minamoto no Yoritomo ranks 1. After him are Haakon II of Norway, Stephen III of Hungary, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Ibn Qudamah, Taira no Munemori, and Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg. Among people deceased in 1199, Minamoto no Yoritomo ranks 2. Before him is Richard I of England. After him are Stefan Nemanja, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Khaqani, Michael the Syrian, Geng Ding, Benedicta Hvide, and Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoritomo ranks 45 out of 6,245. Before him are Hiroshige (1797), Sadako Sasaki (1943), Gichin Funakoshi (1868), Sasaki Kojirō (1583), Osamu Tezuka (1928), and Akechi Mitsuhide (1526). After him are Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Akira Toriyama (1955), Sakamoto Ryōma (1836), Takeshi Kitano (1947), Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159), and Takeda Shingen (1521).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoritomo ranks 13. Before him are Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Lee Myung-bak (1941), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Jiroemon Kimura (1897), Itō Hirobumi (1841), and Sasaki Kojirō (1583). After him are Takeda Shingen (1521), Emperor Ninkō (1800), Emperor Kōkaku (1771), Emperor Suizei (-669), Koxinga (1624), and Yoshihide Suga (1948).

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