Minamoto no Yoshikuni -

Japanese: 源義国 - みなもとのよしくに

?-1155 A military commander in the late Heian period.
The third son of Minamoto no Yoshiie. Shikibu no Jo (Lord of the Palace), Kaga no Suke. Based in Nitta County, Kozuke (Gunma Prefecture). In 1150, he was blamed for a vassal burning down the residence of Tokudaiji Saneyoshi, and was confined to a separate residence in Ashikaga, Shimotsuke (Tochigi Prefecture). His eldest son, Yoshishige, became the ancestor of the Nitta clan, and his second son, Yoshiyasu, became the ancestor of the Ashikaga clan. He died on June 26, 1112. He was commonly known as Ashikaga Shikibu no Daifu and Arakaga Nyudo.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

?－1155　平安時代後期の武将。
源義家の3男。式部丞(じょう),加賀介。上野(こうずけ)(群馬県)新田郡を本拠とする。久安6年(1150)家臣が徳大寺実能(さねよし)の邸を焼きはらった事件をとがめられ,下野(しもつけ)(栃木県)足利の別宅に謹慎。長男義重は新田氏,次男義康は足利氏の祖となった。久寿2年6月26日死去。通称は足利式部大夫,荒加賀入道。

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