The Kawachi Genji ({{lang, ja, 河内源氏) were members of a family line within that of the

Seiwa Genji The is a line of the Japanese Minamoto clan that is descended from Emperor Seiwa, which is the most successful and powerful line of the clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto no Yoshiie, Minamoto no Yoritomo, the foun ...

, which in turn was one of several branches of the Minamoto clan, one of the most famous noble clans in Japanese history. Descended from

Minamoto no Yorinobu was a samurai commander and member of the powerful Minamoto clan. Along with his brother Yorimitsu, Yorinobu served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He held the title, p ...

(968–1048), the Kawachi Genji included Minamoto no Yoshiie (1041–1108), who fought in the

Zenkunen War The , also known in English as the Former Nine Years' War or the Early Nine Years' War, was fought between the Imperial Court and the Abe clan in Mutsu Province, in Northeast Japan, from 1051 to 1063. It resulted in Imperial Court victory and t ...

and

Gosannen War The Gosannen War (後三年合戦, ''gosannen kassen''), also known as the Later Three-Year War, was fought in the late 1080s in Japan's Mutsu Province on the island of Honshū. History The Gosannen War was part of a long struggle for power wi ...

, and common ancestor of nearly all the major Minamoto generals of the

Genpei War The was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, who appointed himself ...

from which the Minamoto are famous.

Lineage

''Note: Each degree of indentation indicates a father-son relationship.'' * Yorinobu (968–1048) – son of Minamoto no Mitsunaka ** Yoriyoshi (998–1082) – son of Yorinobu; hero of the

*** Yoshitsuna (died 1134) – son of Yoriyoshi *** Yoshimitsu (died 1127) – son of Yoriyoshi, ancestor of the

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, Hiraga, and Takeda families *** Yoshiie (1041–1108) – son of Yoriyoshi, fought alongside his father in the

, led imperial forces in the

**** Yoshichika ***** Tameyoshi (1096–1156) – grandson of Yoshiie ****** Yoshitomo (1123–1160), son of Tameyoshi ******* Yoshihira (1140–1160), son of Yoshitomo *******

Yoritomo was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Minamoto no Yoriie" in . He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (''shikken'') after hi ...

(1147–1199), son of Yoshitomo, and first Kamakura ''shōgun'' ******** Yoriie (1182–1204), son of Yoritomo, and 2nd shōgun of the Kamakura Shogunate ******** Sanetomo(*) (1192–1219), son of Yoritomo, and 3rd shōgun of the Kamakura Shogunate ******* Noriyori (1156–1193), son of Yoshitomo ******* Yoshitsune (1159–1189), son of Yoshitomo, and one of the most famous samurai of all time ****** Tametomo (1139–1170), son of Tameyoshi ****** Yoshikata (？–1155), son of Tameyoshi ******* Yoshinaka (1154–1184), son of Yoshikata ****** Yukiie (d. 1186), son of Tameyoshi (*)= During 1219 as Shogunate Minamoto Sanetomo was last head of Minamoto clan of Japan after his nephew Minamoto Kugyo – son of Yoriie – killed his uncle Sanemoto then will commit suicide himself. Also other nephew Ichiman – who was Yoriie's son. In 1203? he was executed on Hōjō's orders.

References

* Sansom, George (1958). ''A History of Japan to 1334''. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. * Turnbull, Stephen (1998). ''The Samurai Sourcebook''. London: Cassell & Co. Minamoto clan