Minamoto no Tsunemoto
Minamoto no Tsunemoto was a samurai and Imperial Prince during Japan's Heian period, the progenitor of the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan. He was the son of Sadazumi-shinnō and grandson of Emperor Seiwa. In his childhood, Tsunemoto was called Rokuson'o.
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"
- Mother: Minamoto no Harako, daughter of Minamoto no Yoshiari.
- * Wife: daughter of Tachibana no Shigefuru or daughter of Fujiwara no Toshinari
- ** Son: Minamoto no Mitsunaka
- ** Son: Minamoto no Mitsumasa
- ** Son: Minamoto no Mitsusue
- ** Son: Minamoto no Mitsuuji
- * Children by unknown mother:
- ** Son: Minamoto no Mitsuyoshi/Mitsuyasu, founder of the Shina-Genji.
- ** Son: Minamoto no Mitsusei
- ** Son: Minamoto no Mitsushige
- ** Son: Minamoto no Mitsuyori
- ** Daughter: wife of Minamoto no Motosuke, mother of Minamoto no Takamichi
- ** Daughter: wife of Fujiwara no Koretake, mother of Fujiwara no Tomoyasu
Honours
- Senior First Rank
