Minamoto no Yorimitsu

Minamoto no Yorimitsu
源 頼光
Minamoto no Yorimitsu, picture was drawn by Kikuchi Yōsai(菊池容斎)
Head of Settsu Genji
Succeeded byUnknown
Personal details
BornMonjumaru
948
Died29 August 1021(1021-08-29) (aged 72–73)
NationalityJapanese
Spouse(s)Daughter of Fujiwara no Motohira
Daughter of Taira no Koretaka
Daughter of Yoshishige no Tamemasa
ChildrenMinamoto no Yorikuni
Minamoto no Yorimoto
Eiju
Minamoto no Yoriaki
Fujiwara no Michitsuna's wife
Parents
RelativesMinamoto no Tsunemoto (grandfather)
Minamoto no Yorichika (brother)
Minamoto no Yorinobu (brother)
NicknameMinamoto no Raikō
Military service
AllegianceMinamoto clan
Branch/serviceMinamoto clan

Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源 頼光, 948 – August 29, 1021), also known as Minamoto no Raikō, was a Japanese samurai and folk hero of the Heian period, who served the regents of the Fujiwara clan along with his brother Yorinobu, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take. He is one of the earliest Minamoto of historical note for his military exploits, and is known for quelling the bandits of Ōeyama.

His loyal service earned him the governorships of Izu Province, Kozuke and a number of others in turn, as well as a number of other high government positions. Yorimitsu served as commander of a regiment of the Imperial Guard, and as a secretary in the Ministry of War. When his father Minamoto no Mitsunaka died, he inherited Settsu Province.[1]

Yorimitsu is usually accompanied by his four legendary retainers, known as the Shitennō (The Four Heavenly Kings). They were Watanabe no Tsuna, Sakata no Kintoki, Urabe no Suetake, and Usui Sadamitsu.[2]

Legends

Yorimitsu is featured in a number of legends and tales, including the legend of Kintarō (Golden Boy a.k.a. Sakata no Kintoki), the legend of Shuten Dōji, and the legend of Tsuchigumo. The tachi (long sword) 'Dōjigiri' owned by Tokyo National Museum and selected as a National Treasure and Tenka-Goken ("Five Swords under Heaven"), and 'Onikirimaru' owned by Tada Shrine, have a legend that Yorimitsu beheaded Shuten Dōji.[note 1][3][4] Also, three swords of the same name, 'Hizamaru'[note 2] owned by Daikaku-ji Temple, Hakone Shrine and an individual, have a legend that Yorimitsu beat off Tsuchigumo.[5]

The Karatsu Kunchi festival in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, features a large float inspired by the helmet of Minamoto, being partially devoured by the oni Shuten Douji. [1]

Family[6]

  • Mother: Daughter of Minamoto no Suguru
  • Father:Minamoto no Mitsunaka
  • Wife:Daughter of Fujiwara no Motohira
    • 1st son : Minamoto no Yorikuni
  • Wife:Daughter of Taira no Koretaka
  • Wife:Daughter of Yoshishige no Tamemasa
    • 3rd son:Minamoto no Yorimoto
    • 4th son: Eiju
    • 5th son:Minamoto no Yoriaki
    • daughter:Fujiwara no Michitsuna's wife

Poetry

Yorimitsu wrote a renga with his wife, which appears in the Kin'yō Wakashū (nos.703-704):
tade karu fune no suguru narikeri
asa madaki kararo no oto no kikoyuru wa
This translates as:
a boat harvesting smartweed is passing by
I thought I heard someone rowing smartly before dawn[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 'Onikirimaru' has the same name as another name of 'Higekiri', but they are different swords.
  2. ^ also known as 'Kumokiri', 'Hoemaru' and 'Usumidori'

References

  1. ^ Sansom, George (1958). A history of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. pp. 241–242. ISBN 978-0804705233.
  2. ^ a b Sato, Hiroaki (1995). Legends of the Samurai. Overlook Duckworth. pp. 61–64, 66. ISBN 9781590207307.
  3. ^ Dōjigiri Yasutsuna. Nagoya Japanese Sword Museum Nagoya Touken World.
  4. ^ 源頼光の「酒呑童子」退治で活躍の伝説残る宝刀「鬼切丸」、清和源氏ゆかりの神社で公開. Yomiuri shimbun. May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Tsumugu Japan art & culture. Yomiuri shimbun.
  6. ^ "清和源氏の系図 | 家系図作成本舗". www.e-keizu.com(in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  • Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

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