Tada Yukitsuna - Tada Yukitsuna

Japanese: 多田行綱 - ただゆきつな

A military commander active in the late Heian period. Dates of birth and death unknown. Son of Yorimori of the Settsu Genji clan. Commonly known as Tada Kurano and Rokujo Kurano. Became the governor of Hoki. His base was Tada Manor in Settsu Province. In 1177, he participated in the conspiracy in the Shishigatani Incident, but eventually confided in Taira no Kiyomori. He continued to serve powerful figures such as Minamoto no Yoshinaka and Minamoto no Yoshitsune, but in 1185, after coming into conflict with Minamoto no Yoritomo, he betrayed Yoshitsune and his party as they fled the capital, showing his rapid change of heart by attacking them.

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Japanese:

平安末期に活躍した武将。生没年不詳。摂津源氏頼盛の子。多田蔵人，六条蔵人と通称。伯耆守となる。摂津国多田荘が本拠。1177年鹿ヶ谷(ししがたに)事件で謀議に加わるが，やがて平清盛に内通。その後も源義仲，源義経ら権力者に忠勤するが，1185年源頼朝と対立して都落ちする義経一行を裏切り，襲撃するという変り身の早さを見せた。

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