MILITARY PERSONNEL

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

1159 - 1189

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Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源 義経, c. 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles that toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate power. He is considered one of the greatest and the most popular warriors of his era, and one of the most famous samurai in the history of Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Minamoto no Yoshitsune has received more than 1,658,796 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Minamoto no Yoshitsune is the 129th most popular military personnel (up from 165th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Japan (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

Yoshitsune is most famous for being a hero who led the Minamoto clan to victory in the Genpei War.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 129 out of 2,058. Before him are Michael Wittmann, Hiroo Onoda, Nestor Makhno, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Werner von Blomberg, and Yūsuf Balasaguni. After him are Bohemond I of Antioch, Alexandre de Beauharnais, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Dong Zhuo, Narses, and Franz Halder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1159, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 1. After him are Prithviraj Chauhan, and Bo'orchu. Among people deceased in 1189, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 2. Before him is Henry II of England. After him are William II of Sicily, Benkei, Gerard de Ridefort, Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, Emperor Shizong of Jin, and Frederick, Duke of Bohemia.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 47 out of 6,245. Before him are Gichin Funakoshi (1868), Hiroo Onoda (1922), Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Takeda Shingen (1521), Takeshi Kitano (1947), and Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147). After him are Yoshinori Ohsumi (1945), Soichiro Honda (1906), Olivia de Havilland (1916), Chūichi Nagumo (1887), Emperor Ninkō (1800), and Emperor Kōkaku (1771).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 7. Before him are Oda Nobunaga (1534), Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542), Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Hattori Hanzō (1542), Saigō Takamori (1828), and Hiroo Onoda (1922). After him are Chūichi Nagumo (1887), Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), Date Masamune (1567), Tōgō Heihachirō (1848), and Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891).

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