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120:. There is debate among scholars as to his involvement in the Anna Plot of 969 (named for the era it took place in). All agree that Mitsunaka alleged that Minamoto no Takaakira was plotting against the Emperor. However, whilst some believe that there was a genuine threat to the Emperor, and that it was Mitsunaka's warning that prevented the plot from succeeding, others view the incident as one manufactured for political gain. Takaakira was Morotada's principal rival, and his being implicated in the plot removed him as a threat; the truthfulness of the accusations levelled against Takaakira is not known. In any case, the negative consequences for Takaakira put Mitsunaka firmly in Morotada's good graces. Later, Mitsunaka would assist 197: 35: 145:, Commander-in-chief of the Defense of the North. The patron/client relationship between the Fujiwara and the Seiwa Genji continued for nearly two hundred years after Mitsunaka's death; indeed, the Seiwa Genji came to be known as the "teeth and claws" of the Fujiwara. 218:
appeared to him and begged him to save her land from a giant serpent which was defiling it. Mitsunaka agreed to help and the maiden gave him a magnificent horse. When he woke up, the seahorse was standing before him. He rode it to the
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Mitsunaka's association with the Fujiwara clan made him one of the wealthiest and most powerful courtiers of his day. He served as the acting governor (
167:, was able to convert his father to Buddhism. Upon his conversion, Minamoto no Mitsunaka built a hall to atone for his sins. "What is known as 159:"He had many sons, all of them accomplished in the way of the warrior, except one who was a monk. His name was Genken." This monk of the 148:
Mitsunaka married the daughter of Minamoto no Suguru, from the Saga Genji branch of the Minamoto. He was the father of three sons:
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In his later years, Mitsunaka retired to his manor in Tada, a town in Settsu province; for this reason, he is also known as
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In 987, along with 16 vassals and 30 court ladies, Mitsunaka ordained as a Buddhist monk and received the
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Papinot, Edmond (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.
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temple, where he prayed for eight days. Then he confronted the serpent and slew it with an arrow.
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into taking Buddhist vows and abdicating in favor of Fujiwara's seven-year-old grandson.
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Mother: daughter of Tachibana no Shigefuru or daughter of Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
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Minamoto no Mitsunaka tells that, while he was hunting in his own territory of
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The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel Taira Masakado
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The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel Taira Masakado
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The Animal in Far Eastern Art: And Especially in the Art of the Japanese
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made him one of the wealthiest and most powerful courtiers of his day.
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with Reference to Chinese Origins, Traditions, Legends, and Art
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John Whitney Hall, Donald H. Shively, William H. McCullough,
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is a cluster of halls that began to be built with this one."
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He was born on April 29, 912, as Myoomaru (明王丸), the son of
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He loyally (if not selflessly) served several successive
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Index

Japanese name
surname

samurai
Heian period
Chinjufu-shōgun
Settsu Province
Fujiwara clan
Minamoto no Tsunemoto
Seiwa Genji
Minamoto clan
Emperor Seiwa
Fujiwara regents
sessho and kampaku
Fujiwara no Morotada
Fujiwara no Kaneie
Emperor Kazan
kokushi
Settsu
Chinjufu-shōgun
Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Minamoto no Yorinobu
Tendai
Genshin
Tada Temple
Dharma name

samurai
Settsu
Longnü

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