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Seiwa Genji
The were the most successful and powerful line of the
Japanese
Minamoto
clan that were descended from
Emperor Seiwa
. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including
Minamoto no Yoshiie
, also known as "Hachiman-taro", or God of War;
Minamoto no Yoritomo
, the founder of the
Kamakura shogunate
; and
Ashikaga Takauji
, the founder of the
Ashikaga shogunate
belong to this line.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
(1543-1616), founder of the
Tokugawa shogunate
, also claimed descent from this lineage. The family is named after Emperor Seiwa, grandfather of
Minamoto no Tsunemoto
, patriarch of the Seiwa Genji.
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