Ashikaga Yoshikane
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was a Japanese
samurai
military commander, feudal lord in the late Heian
and early Kamakura period
of Japan's history. He played an active part in the Jishō-Juei War
and the later military campaign as a closely related person of the first Kamakura shogun
Minamoto no Yoritomo
, and made Ashikaga clan
influential position in gokenin
vassal of the Kamakura Shogunate
.
who was the founder of the Ashikaga clan and the grandson of Minamoto no Yoshiie
. In the Hōgen Rebellion
, Yoshikane's forther Yoshiyasu was one of the commanders of forces loyal to Emperor Go-Shirakawa
including father of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Minamoto no Yoshitomo
and Taira no Kiyomori
and others.
Yoshikane's mother was an adopted daughter and granddaughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, and was a niece of mother of Yoritomo.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
military commander, feudal lord in the late Heian
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
and early Kamakura period
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
of Japan's history. He played an active part in the Jishō-Juei War
Genpei War
The was a conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the fall of the Taira clan and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192....
and the later military campaign as a closely related person of the first Kamakura shogun
Kamakura shogunate
The Kamakura shogunate was a military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. It was based in Kamakura. The Kamakura period draws its name from the capital of the shogunate...
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. He ruled from 1192 until 1199.-Early life and exile :Yoritomo was the third son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, heir of the Minamoto clan, and his official wife, a daughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, who was a member of the...
, and made Ashikaga clan
Ashikaga clan
The ' was a prominent Japanese samurai clan which established the Muromachi shogunate and ruled Japan from roughly 1336 to 1573.The Ashikaga were descended from a branch of the Minamoto clan, deriving originally from the town of Ashikaga in Shimotsuke province .For about a century the clan was...
influential position in gokenin
Gokenin
A was initially a vassal of the shogunate of the Kamakura and the Muromachi periods. In exchange for protection and the right to become shugo or jitō , in times of peace a gokenin had the duty to protect the imperial court and Kamakura, in case of war had to fight with his forces under the...
vassal of the Kamakura Shogunate
Kamakura shogunate
The Kamakura shogunate was a military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. It was based in Kamakura. The Kamakura period draws its name from the capital of the shogunate...
.
Genealogy
Yoshikane was the third son of Minamoto no YoshiyasuMinamoto no Yoshiyasu
Minamoto no Yoshiyasu was son of Yoshikuni and ancestor of Ashikaga branch family of the Minamoto. Yoshiyasu was a samurai and participated at Hōgen Rebellion in Kyoto with forces loyal to Emperor Go-Shirakawa to fight against ex-Emperor Sutoku's forces.-External links:*...
who was the founder of the Ashikaga clan and the grandson of Minamoto no Yoshiie
Minamoto no Yoshiie
Minamoto no Yoshiie , also known as Hachimantarō, was a Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period, and Chinjufu shogun...
. In the Hōgen Rebellion
Hogen Rebellion
The was a short civil war fought in order to resolve a dispute about Japanese Imperial succession. The dispute was also about the degree of control exercised by the Fujiwara clan who had become hereditary Imperial regents during the Heian period....
, Yoshikane's forther Yoshiyasu was one of the commanders of forces loyal to Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Emperor Go-Shirakawa was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...
including father of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
was the head of the Minamoto clan and a general of the late Heian period of Japanese history. His son Minamoto no Yoritomo became shogun and founded the Kamakura Shogunate, the first shogunate in the history of Japan.-Hōgen Rebellion:...
and Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori
was a general of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan.After the death of his father Taira no Tadamori in 1153, Kiyomori assumed control of the Taira clan and ambitiously entered the political realm in which he...
and others.
Yoshikane's mother was an adopted daughter and granddaughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, and was a niece of mother of Yoritomo.
Life
- 1157 (HōgenHōgenIn Japanese, Hōgen may refer to several words. Among them:* Hōgen , an era in Japan* dialect — for example: "eigo no hōgen" -See also:* Hogen - the Cornish word for pasty* Japanese dialects...
2, 5th month): Minamoto no Yoshiyasu died, and Yoshikane became the head of the Ashikaga clan.
- About 1175 - 1180 (AngenAngenwas a after Jōan and before Jishō. This period spanned the years from July 1175 through August 1177. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1175 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
, JishōJishowas a after Angen and before Yōwa. This period spanned the years from August 1177 through July 1181. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* 1177 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
eras): He visited the capital KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, and served princess Hachijyōin Akiko Naishinnō in her court as a court official Kurōdo (蔵人). Prince MochihitoPrince Mochihito' , also known as the Takakura Prince, and as Minamoto Mochimitsu, was a son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. He is noted for his role in starting the Genpei War....
who called for the revolt against HeikeHeikeHeike may refer to:* Heike clan, a Japanese clan name* Heikegani, a species of crab named after the Heike clan* Heike * The Tale of the Heike, an epic account of the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War...
later was Princess Akiko's adopted son. Minamoto no YukiieMinamoto no Yukiiewas the brother of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and one of the commanders of the Minamoto forces in the Genpei War at the end of the Heian period of Japanese history....
who conveyed the command of a prince to various places became her court's Kurōdo later, too.
- 1180 (Jishō 4): After Minamoto no Yoritomo raised an army against Heike in Izu ProvinceIzu Provincewas a province of Japan in the area of Shizuoka Prefecture. Izu bordered on Sagami and Suruga Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .The mainland portion of Izu Province, comprising the Izu Peninsula is today the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture and the Izu Islands are now part of...
, Yoshikane who had returned to AshikagaAshikaga, Tochigiis a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Ashikaga is located north of Tokyo.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 153,766, with a household number of 59,219, and a density of 864.73 persons per km²...
ManorManorialismManorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
joined it soon afterwards.
- 1181 (JishōJishowas a after Angen and before Yōwa. This period spanned the years from August 1177 through July 1181. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* 1177 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
5, 2th month): Yoshikane married a daughter of Hōjō TokimasaHojo Tokimasawas the first Hōjō shikken of the Kamakura bakufu and head of the Hōjō clan. He was shikken from the death of Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1199 until his abdication in 1205.- Background: The Hōjō Clan :...
, Tokiko by intermediation of Yoritomo and became the brother-in-law of him.
- 1184 (JueiJueiwas a after Yōwa and before Genryaku. This period spanned the years from May 1182 through March 1184. The reigning emperors were Antoku-tennō and .-Change of era:...
3, 5th month): In the subjugation of the remnants of Minamoto no Yoshitaka, son of Minamoto no YoshinakaMinamoto no Yoshinakawas a general of the late Heian Period of Japanese history. A member of the Minamoto samurai clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo was his cousin and rival during the Genpei War between the Minamoto and the Taira clans....
, he distinguished himself on the field of battle.
- 1184 (Juei 3, 8th month - ): He joined Minamoto no NoriyoriMinamoto no Noriyoriwas a late Heian period general, who fought alongside his brothers Minamoto no Yoritomo and Minamoto no Yoshitsune at a number of battles of the Genpei War. The sixth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, he was spared along with his brothers in 1160 by Taira no Kiyomori following Yoshitomo's death.He...
's forces, and took part in various battles in the West Japan and defeated Heike.
- 1185 (Bunji 1, 5th month): He was appointed the governor of Shimotsuke ProvinceShimotsuke Provinceis an old province of Japan in the area of Tochigi Prefecture in the Kanto region. It was sometimes called or .The ancient capital of the province was near the city of Tochigi, but in feudal times the main center of the province was near the modern capital, Utsunomiya.-History:Different parts of...
.
- 1189 (Bunji 5, 7th - 9th month): In the Ōshū War, he served as one of the commanders of the Kamakura administration forces, and arrested a guardian of Fujiwara no YasuhiraFujiwara no Yasuhirawas the fourth ruler of Northern Fujiwara in Mutsu Province, Japan, the second son of Hidehira. Against his father's will, he first hid Yoshitsune in escape but later killed him, fearing the possibility of Yoritomo's intervention...
.
- 1190 (KenkyuKenkyuwas a after Bunji and before Shōji. This period spanned the years from April 1190 through April 1199. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1190 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
1, 1th - 3th month): In the Ōkawa Kanetō rebellion, he was appointed the commander in chief of the Kamakura administration forces, and subjugated the revolt.
- 1195 (KenkyūKenkyuwas a after Bunji and before Shōji. This period spanned the years from April 1190 through April 1199. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1190 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events...
6, 3th month): He became a Buddhist monk; and he took the name Gishō (義称). He retreated to Kabasakidera temple in Ashikaga, Shimotsuke Province. It is said that this secluded life was to escape from political dispute.
See also
- Ashikaga clanAshikaga clanThe ' was a prominent Japanese samurai clan which established the Muromachi shogunate and ruled Japan from roughly 1336 to 1573.The Ashikaga were descended from a branch of the Minamoto clan, deriving originally from the town of Ashikaga in Shimotsuke province .For about a century the clan was...
- Kawachi GenjiKawachi GenjiThe Kawachi Genji were members of a family line within that of the Seiwa Genji, which in turn was one of several branches of the Minamoto clan, one the most famous noble clans in Japanese history...
- Seiwa GenjiSeiwa GenjiThe ' were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto Yoshiie, also known as "Hachimantaro", or God of War, and Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended...
- Minamoto no YoritomoMinamoto no Yoritomowas the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. He ruled from 1192 until 1199.-Early life and exile :Yoritomo was the third son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, heir of the Minamoto clan, and his official wife, a daughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, who was a member of the...
- Genpei WarGenpei WarThe was a conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the fall of the Taira clan and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192....