In the resulting Heiji Disturbance (1159), one of the most colourful episodes in Japanese history, Kiyomori rallied his forces and defeated Yoshitomo. [6]:319, From 1181 to 1184, a de facto truce with the Taira dominated court allowed Yoritomo the time to build an administration of his own, centered on his military headquarters in Kamakura. Minamoto Yoshitomo, (born 1123, Japan—died Feb. 12, 1160, Owari Province, Japan), Japanese warrior whose support of Taira Kiyomori, the leader of the Taira clan, in the Hōgen Disturbance (1156) was decisive in a Taira victory over the Minamoto clan, headed by Yoshitomo’s own father, Minamoto Tameyoshi. Yoshitomo fled the capital but was later betrayed and executed by a retainer. Kiyomori ruthlessly executed his enemies and ordered Yoshitomo to cut off his own father’s head. The Taira took Emperor Antoku with them. Tokimasa then flashed back to when Yoritomo started dating the local beauty Yae-hime, only to have their baby murdered by Yae’s father. He married into the Hōjō clan, led by Hōjō Tokimasa, marrying Tokimasa's daughter, Hōjō Masako. He refused, but another Minamoto officer, saying it would be a disgrace to allow a Taira to execute Tameyoshi, performed the deed. "[6]:334–335, Yoritomo's wife's family, the Hōjō, took control after his death at Kamakura, maintaining power over the shogunate until 1333, under the title of shikken (regent to the shōgun). His uncle Minamoto no Yukiie and his cousin Minamoto no Yoshinaka conspired against him. [6]:258–260 Yoritomo, the new head of the Minamoto, was exiled. This was known as the Heiji Rebellion (January–February 1160). Yoshitsune naît peu avant la rébellion de Heiji de 1159 où son père et la plupart des membres du clan Minamoto connaissent la mort, vaincus par Taira no Kiyomori qui contrôle désormais le pays. Ishibashiyama in 1180, Minamoto no Yoritomo fled into the Hakone mountains, stayed in Yugawara, then escaped From Manazuru-Iwa to Awa (south of present-day Chiba). Eventually, Taira no Kiyomori, in support of Go-Shirakawa, defeated Yoshitomo. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Yoritomo was not executed by Kiyomori because of pleas from Kiyomori's stepmother. The ex-Emperor's and Shinzei's mansions were burned, while Shinzei was captured and decapitated. Later, Yoshitomo was betrayed and killed in his bath. (2005). "Minamoto family", Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan Volume 5, (New York: Kodansha, 1983), 177. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minamoto_no_Yoshitomo&oldid=984724950, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 18:46. Omissions? Upon the death of Go-Shirakawa in the spring of 1192, Go-Toba commissioned Yoritomo Sei-i Tai Shōgun (Generalissimo). : 287 ... His brothers Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Minamoto no Noriyori defeated the Taira in several key battles, but they could not stop Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Yoritomo's rival, from entering Kyoto in 1183 and chasing the Taira south. Updates? Thus a feudal state was now organized in Kamakura while Kyoto was relegated to the role of "national ceremony and ritual". Then Tokimasa said something to Masako, in which she … [6], In the aftermath, harsh terms were imposed on the Minamoto and their allies. Yoritomo's brothers, Minamoto no Noriyori and Minamoto no Yoshitsune were also allowed to live.