Minamoto no Tsunemoto


Minamoto no Tsunemoto was a samurai and Imperial Prince during Japan's Heian period, one of the progenitors of the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan. He was a son of Sadazumi-shinnō and grandson of Emperor Seiwa. Legend has it that Tsunemoto, in his childhood, was called Rokusonnō, with meaning that his father was the sixth son of Emperor Seiwa, and meaning that he was a grandson of the Emperor.
Tsunemoto took part in a number of campaigns for the Imperial Court, including those against Taira no Masakado in 940 and against Fujiwara no Sumitomo the following year.
He held the title of Chinjufu-shōgun, or Commander-in-chief of the Defense of the North, and was granted the clan name of Minamoto by the Emperor in 961, the year he died.
Tsunemoto was the father of Minamoto no Mitsunaka.

Family

Father: Sadazumi-shinnō, "Prince Sadazumi", son of Emperor SeiwaMother: Minamoto no Harako, daughter of Minamoto no Yoshiari, son of Emperor Montoku

Honours