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Minamoto no Yoshinaka

1154 - 1184

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Minamoto no Yoshinaka (源 義仲; Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.na.mo.to no (|) jo.ɕiꜜ.na.ka], 1154 – February 21, 1184), also known as Kiso Yoshinaka (木曾 義仲), was a Japanese samurai lord mentioned in the epic poem The Tale of the Heike. A member of the Minamoto clan, he was a cousin and later rival of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo during the Genpei War between the Minamoto and the Taira clans in the late Heian period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Minamoto no Yoshinaka is the 583rd most popular military personnel (down from 471st in 2019). (down from 551st in 2019)

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Among military personnels, Minamoto no Yoshinaka ranks 583 out of 2,058. Before him are Tamara Bunke, Ibrahim Traoré, Antonio Tejero, Husein Gradaščević, Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, and Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl. After him are Otto von Kotzebue, Ernst Lindemann, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Pál Maléter, Kenji Doihara, and Jisaburō Ozawa.

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Among people born in 1154, Minamoto no Yoshinaka ranks 6. Before him are Sancho I of Portugal, Constance, Queen of Sicily, Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Vsevolod the Big Nest, and Sancho VII of Navarre. After him are Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Robert II, Count of Dreux. Among people deceased in 1184, Minamoto no Yoshinaka ranks 6. Before him are Magnus V of Norway, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Agnes of Antioch, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, and George III of Georgia. After him are Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Arnold of Torroja, Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, Heinrich von Veldeke, and Bénézet.

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