Minamoto no Yoshitsuna

Not to be confused with Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Minamoto".

Minamoto no Yoshitsuna (源 義綱) (ca. 1042–1134), also called Kamo Jirō (鴨 次郎), was a samurai of the Minamoto clan, and brother of Minamoto no Yoshiie.

Yoshitsuna rebelled against the Court when his son, Minamoto no Yoshiaki, was sentenced for committing a crime; after his uprising was quelled by Minamoto no Tameyoshi, he was exiled to Sado, an island in the Sea of Japan which was a common site of exile for many in the Heian period.

References

• Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

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Name	Minamoto No Yoshitsuna
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Short description	Samurai of the Minamoto clan
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Date of death	1134
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