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Minamoto clan

Minamoto (源; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Japanese pronunciation: ) was a noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the…

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Cadet branches
Saga Genji · Ninmyō Genji · Montoku Genji · Seiwa Genji · Yōzei Genji
Founder
Various (Minamoto no Makoto as the first holder of the surname)
Founding year
May 814 (1212 years ago)
Home province
Heian-kyō (Modern Kyōto)
Parent house
Imperial House of Japan (Emperor Saga)
Ruled until
still extant

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Members of the Minamoto clan (Genji clan)

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Minamoto clan

Nodes195
Edges194
Triples73
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010256
Components1

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Minamoto clan

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Cadet branches · 27
Minamoto clan → Antoku Genji, Daigo Genji, En'yū Genji, Go-Fusakusa Genji, Go-Hanazono Genji, Go-Saga Genji, Go-Sanjō Genji, Go-Shirakawa Genji, Go-Toba Genji, Hanazono Genji, Ichijō Genji, Juntoku Genji, Kazan Genji, Kōkō Genji, Montoku Genji, Murakami Genji, Ninmyō Genji, Reizei Genji, Saga Genji, Sanjō Genji
related to Shinto shrines founding · 14
Minamoto clan → Genji San Jinja, Habikino, Hyōgo PrefectureTsuboi Hachimangū, Kawanishi, Kyoto, Kyoto PrefectureTada Jinja, Minami-ku, Minamoto, Osaka PrefectureSasaki Shrine, Rokusonnō Shrine, Seiwa Genji, Shinto, Three Genji Shrines, Uda Genji
related to Literature and arts · 10
Minamoto clan → Genji, Genpei War, Heike, Heike Monogatari, Japan, Japanese, Minamoto, Murasaki Shikibu, Taira, The Tale
related to External links · 7
Minamoto clan → Archived, Heian Period, Rokusonnō ShrineOfficial, Sasaki Shrine, Tada ShrineOfficial, Tsuboi HachimanguOfficial, Wayback MachineOfficial
related to Members of the Minamoto clan (Genji clan) · 5
Minamoto clan → Even, Many, Minamoto, The, There
Founder · 1
Minamoto clan → Various (Minamoto no Makoto as the first holder of the surname)
Founding year · 1
Minamoto clan → May 814 (1212 years ago)
Home province · 1
Minamoto clan → Heian-kyō (Modern Kyōto)
Parent house · 1
Minamoto clan → Imperial House of Japan (Emperor Saga)
Ruled until · 1
Minamoto clan → still extant

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minamoto emperor descendants genji clan seiwa taira period kamakura son ashikaga shogunate japanese shōgun japan imperial clans grandson prince heian

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Minamoto clanCadet branchesSaga Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesNinmyō Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesMontoku Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesSeiwa Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesYōzei Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesToba Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesIchijō Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesKōkō Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesUda Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesEn'yū Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesDaigo Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesMurakami Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesReizei Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesSutoku Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesKazan Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesSanjō Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesTakakura Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesAntoku Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesGo-Toba Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesGo-Sanjō Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesGo-Shirakawa Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesJuntoku Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesGo-Saga Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesHanazono Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesGo-Fusakusa Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesŌgimachi Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanCadet branchesGo-Hanazono Genji1.00infobox
Minamoto clanFounderVarious (Minamoto no Makoto as the first holder of the surname)1.00infobox
Minamoto clanFounding yearMay 814 (1212 years ago)1.00infobox
Minamoto clanHome provinceHeian-kyō (Modern Kyōto)1.00infobox

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