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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Minamoto no Yoshitsune has received more than 1,548,176 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Minamoto no Yoshitsune is the 165th most popular military personnel (down from 82nd in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 24th in 2019) and the 8th 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 165 out of 1,468. Before him are Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, Alfred von Schlieffen, José de San Martín, Rudolf Abel, Gertrude Bell, and Andrey Vlasov. After him are Abraha, Pyotr Bagration, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Joseph Joffre, Ernst Busch, and Joachim Peiper.

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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, Emperor Shizong of Jin, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, and Frederick, Duke of Bohemia.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 53 out of 6,048. Before him are Yoshinori Ohsumi (1945), Chūichi Nagumo (1887), Takeda Shingen (1521), Utamaro (1753), Isao Takahata (1935), and Soichiro Honda (1906). After him are Joan Fontaine (1917), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Empress Michiko (1934), Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147), Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), and Yoshihide Suga (1948).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 8. Before him are Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542), Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Hiroo Onoda (1922), Hattori Hanzō (1542), Saigō Takamori (1828), and Chūichi Nagumo (1887). After him are Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), Date Masamune (1567), Tōgō Heihachirō (1848), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), and Ishida Mitsunari (1559).

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