French version
Kiso Yoshinaka木曽義仲 源義仲alternative words: Minamoto no Yoshinaka keywords: famous person , war lord related topics: Genji , Heishi , Heian period , Minamoto no Yoritomo , Minamoto no Yoshitsune explanation: Born in 1154 in Genji family. After the assassination of his father, he was raised by the husband of his nurse in Kiso region of Nagano. For this reason, he had been nicknamed "Kiso Yoshinaka". Unhappy with the arrogance of Heike family, the retired emperor, Goshirakawa, ordered to drive away Heike family. He responded first to enter the capital to beat them. But being rude, he was quickly hated by the court members and killed in turn by Yoshitsune sent by Yoritomo in 1184. | |