Minamoto no Yoriyoshi

Minamoto no Yoriyoshi was a warrior of the mid-Heian period. He is said to have been born in 988 (Eien 2) and to have died in 1075 (Jōhō 2). He was a son of Minamoto no Yorinobu and the father of Minamoto no Yoshiie, known as Hachiman Tarō.

Offices

He was appointed Governor of Mutsu in 1051 (Eishō 6) and Commander-in-Chief for the Pacification of the Northern Barbarians (Chinjufu Shōgun) in 1053 (Tengi 1). He is also said to have served as Governor of Sagami. He is also said to have become Governor of Iyo and Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade, for his merit in 1062 (Kōhei 5).

The Former Nine Years' War

As Governor of Mutsu and Chinjufu Shōgun he fought the Abe clan of Mutsu, which strengthened the Minamoto position in the eastern provinces. He is said to have pacified the region with the reinforcement of Kiyohara no Takenori. The war is said to have lasted from about 1050 (Eishō 5) to 1062 (Kōhei 5), ending with the fall of the Kuriyagawa stockade. Yoshiie fought alongside his father.

Enshrinement of Hachiman

In 1063 (Kōhei 6), he is said to have enshrined the Iwashimizu Hachiman shrine of Kyoto at Yuigō (Zaimokuza) in Kamakura, according to the Tsurugaoka Hachimangū tradition. In 1180 (Jishō 4) Minamoto no Yoritomo is said to have moved the shrine to its present site.