Mochihito-ō
Japanese prince
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association with Minamoto Yorimasa
- In Minamoto Yoritomo: Rise to power
…rebellion with an imperial prince, Mochihito-ō, who summoned the Minamoto clan to arms in various provinces. Yoritomo now used this princely mandate as a justification for his own uprising, the Gempei War. Despite Mochihito-ō’s death, which occurred shortly before Yoritomo’s men were led into battle, he succeeded in gaining much…
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