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Born 988 • Japan
Died August 27, 1075 (aged 87) • Japan
Political Affiliation Minamoto family
Minamoto Yoshiie
Japanese warrior
Minamoto Tameyoshi
Japanese warrior
Minamoto Yorinobu
Japanese warrior
Minamoto Yoritomo
Minamoto Yoritomo
Japanese leader
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
Japanese warrior
Yamaga Sokō
Japanese military strategist
Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Takauji
Japanese shogun
Taira Kiyomori
Taira Kiyomori
Japanese ruler
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Japanese warrior
Toyotomi Hideyori
Toyotomi Hideyori
Japanese ruler
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
Japanese military leader
Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin
Japanese military leader
Nitta Yoshisada
Japanese military leader
Yamana Mochitoyo
Japanese feudal lord
Taira Tadamori
Japanese warrior
Minamoto Yoshitomo
Japanese warrior
Taira Masamori
Japanese warrior
Pemulwuy
Australian Aboriginal warrior
Clovis I
Merovingian king
Mausoleum of Theodoric
Theodoric
king of Italy