Settsu Genji

Japanese: 摂津源氏 - せっつげんじ

The direct line of the Seiwa Genji clan, descended from Prince Sadazumi. According to the Sonpi Bunmyaku, Prince Sadazumi's son Minamoto no Tsunemoto had several sons, including Mitsunaka and Mitsumasa, of whom Mitsunaka became the governor of Settsu Province and established his rule as a local powerful warrior based in the Tada region of Settsu Province. Mitsunaka was succeeded by his legitimate son Yorimitsu, whose descendants came to call themselves Settsu Genji. Yorimitsu was a vassal of the Fujiwara regents, especially Kaneie and Michinaga, and gained fame as a warrior of the capital, but his military activities did not extend beyond the maintenance of peace in the capital; rather, he accumulated great wealth by serving as a succession of provincial governors. Yorimitsu's sons Yorikuni and Yoriie lived in Kyoto as mid-ranking aristocrats, and Yorikuni's sons Yorihiro, Yorikane, and Yorizane were also active in Kyoto as Kebiishi or Kurandoh.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

貞純親王流清和源氏の嫡流。《尊卑分脈》によれば，貞純親王の皇子源経基に満仲･満政ら数子があり，その満仲が摂津守となり，摂津国多田地方に本拠をおいて豪族的武士としての在地支配を開いた。満仲のあとは嫡子頼光が継承し，その子孫が摂津源氏を称するに至る。頼光は藤原摂関家とくに兼家･道長に臣従し，〈都の武者〉としてその武名を高めたが，その武的活動は都の治安維持の範囲を出ず，むしろ受領を歴任して巨富を蓄えた。頼光の子頼国･頼家は中級貴族として京都に生活し，頼国の子頼弘･頼資･頼実らも検非違使あるいは蔵人として京都で活躍した。

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