Minamoto no Yoshiyasu

In this Japanese name, the surname is Minamoto.
A battle on the shore with the Taira fleet approaching by boat in the background; Kumagae Naozane and Taira no Atsumori (centre), locked in combat, fall from their horses, and Matsudaira Norimori wrestles with Minamoto no Yoshiyasu (right).

Minamoto no Yoshiyasu (源 義康, 1139 – 1157), also known as Ashikaga Yoshiyasu (足利 義康), was a Japanese samurai of the late Heian period. He is known for his participation in the Hōgen rebellion in 1156. He is best known as the founder of the Ashikaga clan.[1]

  1. ^ Gibney, Frank (1987). Britannica International Encyclopaedia. TBS-BRITANNICA. Ashikaga no Yoshiyasu. OCLC 36533009.