About Minamoto no Yoshikuni
Lived 1091 – 1155 (aged 63–64). Minamoto no Yoshikuni was a Japanese samurai.
was son of famous samurai Minamoto no Yoshiie, and was an ancestor of the Ashikaga and Nitta clans. Yoshikuni was the samurai who first implored the spirit of the Iwashimizu Shrine to start living in this bamboo grove and he built the shrine in honor of the god Hachiman. His childhood name was Kugenmaru (普賢丸). He became a monk in 1154, dying two years later.
Family Father: Minamoto no Yoshiie Mother: Daughter of Fujiwara no Aritsuna (藤原有綱の娘) Children: Minamoto no Yoshishige Minamoto no Yoshiyasu
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Who was Minamoto no Yoshikuni?
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When was Minamoto no Yoshikuni born?
Minamoto no Yoshikuni was born in 1091.
When did Minamoto no Yoshikuni die?
Minamoto no Yoshikuni died on 27 July 1155.
What was Minamoto no Yoshikuni's occupation?
Minamoto no Yoshikuni was a samurai.
What nationality was Minamoto no Yoshikuni?
Minamoto no Yoshikuni was Japanese.
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