This week, Minamoto no Yoshiie establishes the power of the Seiwa Minamoto family, upsetting a careful balance of power. Also, he drops the hottest rhymes of 1063.
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Sources
Sansom, George. A History of Japan to 1334
Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai: A Military History.
“The Rise of the Warriors” in The Cambridge History of Japan, Vol II.
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