Also known as: Ushiwakamaru

Minamoto no Yoshitsune was a warlord of the late Heian and early Kamakura Periods, born as ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, heir of the Minamoto (Seiwa Genji) clan. Yoshitsune's older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate. Yoshitsune famously led the expedition which toppled the Ise-Heishi, principal branch of the powerful Taira clan, during the Genpei War. He became one of the greatest and popular warriors of his era, and one of the most famous samurai in the history of Japan.