The Seiwa Genji (清和源氏?) were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto Yoshiie, also known as "Hachimantaro", or God of War, and Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended from this line. The family is named after Emperor Seiwa, grandfather of Minamoto no Tsunemoto, patriarch of the Seiwa Genji.
Emperor Seiwa was father of Imperial Prince Sadazumi (貞純親王 Sadazumi Shinnō) (873-916) - father of Minamoto no Tsunemoto (源経基) (894-961), founder of the Seiwa Genji, from whom the Kamakura shogunate was descended. Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358), founder of the Ashikaga shogunate, and Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, also claimed descent from this lineage. The Clan of Mori also claim descent from this lineage.
A group of Shinto shrines connected closely with the clan is known as the Three Genji Shrines (源氏三神社 Genji San Jinja).
[edit] Family tree
The following family trees are a non-exhaustive listing of the Seiwa Genji and the clans that branched from the family.
Legend: Solid lines represent blood relationship; dashed lines represent adoptions. An asterisk indicates a monk (who would not have been allowed to retain the Minamoto name).
[edit] Emperor Seiwa's first five princes
[edit] Prince Sadazumi's descendants
[edit] Emperor Seiwa's other princes
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(Prince Sadayori) |
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Nagafuchi |
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Nagamichi |
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Tameyoshi(?) |
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Shigemoto |
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Shigehira |
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Shigekata |
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Motosuke |
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[edit] Settsu Genji
[edit] Yamato Genji
[edit] Kawachi Genji
[edit] Yoshimitsu's descendants
[edit] Mitsumasa's descendants
[edit] Mitsuyoshi's descendants
[edit] References
- Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
[edit] See also
