Minamoto no Yoshiyasu

Minamoto no Yoshiyasu (源 義康, 1139 – 1157), also known as Ashikaga Yoshiyasu (足利 義康), was a Japanese samurai of the late Heian period.

He is known for his participation in the Hōgen rebellion in 1156.

He is best known as the founder of the Ashikaga clan.

[1] Yoshiyasu was born in 1139, as the son of Minamoto no Yoshikuni.

[1] During the Hōgen rebellion in 1156, he burned one of the Minamoto clan's mansions in Kyoto, and killed Minamoto no Tameyoshi.

A battle on the shore with the Taira fleet approaching by boat in the background; Kumagae Naozane and Taira no Atsumori (centre), locked in combat, fall from their horses, and Matsudaira Norimori wrestles with Minamoto no Yoshiyasu (right).