Minamoto clan

the most powerful and important noble clan in the Japanese history
Organization uji Q599881
Minamoto clan
Utagawa Kuniyoshi · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Minamoto clan was a type of uji . It was founded in May 814 by the Emperor of Japan .

Minamoto clan

Summary

Minamoto clan is an uji[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of uji entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (979 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minamoto clan is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Minamoto clan's image is recorded as Genealogy-of-the-Minamoto-Clan-Utagawa-Kuniyoshi.png[4].
  • Minamoto clan's instance of is recorded as uji[5].
  • Minamoto clan's instance of is recorded as noble family[6].
  • Minamoto clan's coat of arms image is recorded as Maru ni Sasa Rindō inverted.png[7].
  • Minamoto clan's founder is recorded as Emperor of Japan[8].
  • Minamoto clan's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00633481[9].
  • Minamoto clan's Commons category is recorded as Minamoto clan[10].
  • Minamoto clan's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[11].
  • Minamoto clan's country of origin is recorded as Japan[12].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Daigo[13].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Minamoto no Yoritomo[14].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Minamoto no Yoshitsune[15].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Minamoto no Yoshinaka[16].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Minamoto no Yoriie[17].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Minamoto no Sanetomo[18].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Minamoto no Tōru[19].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Minamoto Takahito[20].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Q297107[21].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Minamoto no Yoshitomo[22].
  • Minamoto clan's has part is recorded as Watanabe no Tsuna[23].
  • +0814-05-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minamoto clan[24].
  • Minamoto clan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019xn_[25].
  • Minamoto clan's separated from is recorded as Imperial House of Japan[26].
  • Minamoto clan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minamoto clan[27].

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Founding

Minamoto clan's founder is recorded as Emperor of Japan[8]. +0814-05-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Minamoto clan include Hikaru Genji[28], a boy band[29], founded in 1987[30].

Why It Matters

Minamoto clan ranks in the top 5% of uji entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (979 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Hikaru Genji[28], a boy band[29], founded in 1987[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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