Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Genji

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Genji

源氏源氏
alternative words: Gen ji, Gennji, Genji family, Genji clan, Minamoto shi, Minamoto, Minamoto family, Minamoto clan
keywords: family
related topics: Minamoto no Yoritomo , Minamoto no Yoshitsune , Kamakura shogunate , Heishi , Heian period , Gempei gassen
explanation: Prestigious samurai family stemmed from the 56th Emperor, Seiwa-tenno (850-880). Their power base was located in the eastern Japan where horse riding culture had been mostly developed. Minamoto no Yoritomo who opened Kamakura shogunate is the most famous member of this family. After the assassination of his son, Sanetomo, the main branch had extinguished, but many collateral families like Nitta, Otomo, Ashikaga had flourished all over Japan.