Minamoto no Yoshihira (源 義平) (1140–1160), also known as “Akugenda”, was a Minamoto clan warrior who fought alongside his father, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, in the Heiji Rebellion. When he was slaughtered at a waterfall, his ghost rose up as the Thunder God.
Alias Minamoto no Yoshihira (源 義平)
Real Names/Alt Names Minamoto no Yoshihira (源 義平), Kamakura Akugenta, Wicked Genta of Kamakura
First Appearance Historical figure (b. 1140 – d. 1160)
First Publisher ○
Appearance List Heiji Monogatari (late 12th–early 13th c.), Heike Monogatari (c. 13th c.), Gikeiki (14th c.), A History of Japan, Vol. 1 (1910) by James Murdoch, A History of Japan to 1334 (1958) by George Sansom
Sample Read A History of Japan, Vol. 1, From the origins to the arrival of the Portuguese in 1542 A.D [Internet Archive]
Description Minamoto no Yoshihira (源 義平) (1140–1160), also known as “Akugenda”, was a Minamoto clan warrior who fought alongside his father, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, in the Heiji Rebellion. When he was slaughtered at a waterfall, his ghost rose up as the Thunder God.
