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Minamoto no Yoshitomo

1123 - 1160

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Minamoto no Yoshitomo (源 義朝) (1123 – 11 February 1160) was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period of Japanese history. His son Minamoto no Yoritomo became shōgun and founded the Kamakura shogunate, the first shogunate in the history of Japan. His Dharma name was Shōjō Juin (勝定寿院). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Minamoto no Yoshitomo is the 851st most popular military personnel (down from 786th in 2019), the 669th most popular biography from Japan (down from 549th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Minamoto no Yoshitomo ranks 851 out of 2,058. Before him are Sergey Kamenev, Bruno Loerzer, Harold Rainsford Stark, Hasdrubal Gisco, Lady Triệu, and Iona Yakir. After him are Nikolai Berzarin, Leon Rupnik, Constantine Diogenes, Hermann von Eichhorn, Osman Batur, and William Iron Arm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1123, Minamoto no Yoshitomo ranks 3. Before him are Raynald of Châtillon, and Robert I, Count of Dreux. After him is Emperor Shizong of Jin. Among people deceased in 1160, Minamoto no Yoshitomo ranks 8. Before him are Peter Lombard, Constance of Castile, Niklot, Adelard of Bath, Al-Muqtafi, and Raymond du Puy. After him are Herman of Carinthia, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, Bernardus Silvestris, Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah, Theodore Prodromos, and Ibn al-Qalanisi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoshitomo ranks 669 out of 6,245. Before him are Keisuke Okada (1868), Masatoshi Nakayama (1913), Tanaka Giichi (1864), Tadao Onishi (1943), Hibari Misora (1937), and Kazuhisa Kono (1950). After him are Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556), Eiji Tsuburaya (1901), Hakuin Ekaku (1686), Emperor Go-Sanjō (1032), Akemi Iwata (1954), and Teizo Takeuchi (1908).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoshitomo ranks 54. Before him are George W. Casey Jr. (1948), Takeo Takagi (1892), Soemu Toyoda (1885), Hiroshi Ōshima (1886), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), and Minamoto no Yorimasa (1106). After him are Ōtani Yoshitsugu (1559), Gunichi Mikawa (1888), Osami Nagano (1880), Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (1920), Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758), and Nakano Takeko (1847).

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