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Warrior
Minamoto no Yoshihira
(源 義平) (1140?1160) also known as 'Akugenda' was a
Minamoto
clan warrior who fought alongside his father,
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
, in the
Heiji Rebellion
.
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His mother was the daughter of Miura Yoshiaki, thus indicating the close ties between the two families. His brothers were
Minamoto no Tomonaga
(also killed during the
Heiji rebellion
),
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
,
Minamoto no Noriyori
and
Minamoto no Yoritomo
. He married the daughter of
Minamoto no Yoshishige
, Shojuhime.
In 1155, Yoshihira killed his uncle, Minamoto no Yoshikata, the father of
Minamoto no Yoshinaka
.
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Then, in 1160, Yoshihira was sent to
Kyoto
to fight in the
Heiji Rebellion
. The
Taira
offered to make a peace agreement, but the
Minamoto
refused, and were soon defeated. Yoshihira succeeded to flee, then attempted to avenge his father by killing a Taira leader by coming back secretly to Kyoto, but he was betrayed, soon captured and decapitated by
Taira no Kiyomori
, the head of the enemy faction.
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