Ichijō Tadayori

Ichijō Tadayori (一条 忠頼, died July 25, 1184) was a Japanese samurai lord of the late Heian period. He served as Governor of Musashi Province and was the lord of Ichijō township in Yamanashi, Kai Province. He was the founder of the Ichijō clan. He was also known as Ichijō Jirō.

His assassination by shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo saw the beginning of the purge of the Kai branch of the Minamoto clan.

Life Ichijō Tadayori was born as the eldest son of Takeda Nobuyoshi of the Takeda clan, a branch of the Kai Minamoto clan.

In 1180, Nobuyoshi, Yasuda Yoshisada, and the Takeda clan were called to arms along with the rest of the Minamoto clan. The Kai Minamoto attacked the Taira clan of the neighboring Shinano Province, and defeating them. After that, they joined Minamoto no Yoritomo's forces in Suruga Province.

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