Minamoto no Tsunemoto(Nguyên kinh cơ,894–961)was asamuraiand Imperial Prince during Japan'sHeian period,one of the progenitors of theSeiwa Genjibranch of theMinamoto clan.He was a son of Sadazumi-shinnō and grandson ofEmperor Seiwa.Legend has it that Tsunemoto, in his childhood, was called Rokusonnō (Lục tôn vương), with "roku" ( lục, six) meaning that his father was the sixth son of Emperor Seiwa, and "son" ( tôn, "grandson" ) meaning that he was a grandson of the Emperor.

Minamoto no Tsunemoto drawn by Kikuchi Yosai

Tsunemoto took part in a number of campaigns for the Imperial Court, including those againstTaira no Masakadoin 940[1]and againstFujiwara no Sumitomothe following year.

He held the title ofChinjufu-shōgun,or Commander-in-chief of the Defense of the North, and was granted theclanname of Minamoto by the Emperor in 961, the year he died.

Tsunemoto was the father ofMinamoto no Mitsunaka.[1]

Family

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  • Father:Sadazumi-shinnō ( trinh thuần thân vương, 873?-916), "Prince Sadazumi",son ofEmperor Seiwa
  • Mother:Minamoto no Harako ( nguyên bính tử ), daughter ofMinamoto no Yoshiari( nguyên năng hữu ), son ofEmperor Montoku
    • Wife:daughter of Tachibana no Shigefuru ( quất phồn cổ nữ ) or daughter of Fujiwara no Toshinari ( đằng nguyên mẫn hữu nữ )
    • Son:Minamoto no Mitsunaka( nguyên mãn trọng, 912–997)

Honours

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References

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  1. ^abSansom, George (1958).A history of Japan to 1334.Stanford University Press. p. 240.ISBN0804705232.

Further reading

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  • Papinot, Edmond (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.