Minamoto no Tametomo (源為朝, Minamoto no Tametomo^?)(1139-1170) was a samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156. He was the son of Minamoto no Tameyoshi, and brother to Yukiie and Yoshitomo. Events Alphonso I (Afonso Henriques) becomes first king of Portugal Second Council of the Lateran Births Emperor Konoe of Japan Deaths Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony Categories: 1139 ... Events December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral Eleanor of Aquitaine leaves the court of Henry II because of a string of infidelities. ... The Hōgen Rebellion (保元の乱) was a Japanese civil war fought in 1156 over Japanese imperial succession and control of the Fujiwara clan of regents. ... Events Establishment of the Carmelite Order Hogen Rebellion in Japan January 20 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland. ... Minamoto no Tameyoshi (源為義) was head of the Minamoto clan in Japan. ... Minamoto no Yukiie (源 行家)(? - 1186) was a brother of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and one of the commanders of the Minamoto forces in the Genpei War. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Yoshitomo Minamoto. ...

In the Hōgen Rebellion, he fought to defend the Shirakawa-den, alongside his father, against the forces of Taira no Kiyomori and Minamoto no Yoshitomo, his brother. The palace was set aflame, and Tametomo was forced to flee. Statue of Taira no Kiyomori, Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture Taira no Kiyomori (å¹³ 清盛 1118 - 1181) was a general of the late Heian period of Japan. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Yoshitomo Minamoto. ...

Tametomo is known in the epic chronicles as a powerful archer, and it is said that he once sunk an entire Taira ship with a single arrow by puncturing its hull below the waterline. Taira (平) is a Japanese surname. ...

In 1170, as the conflict between the Minamoto and Taira continued, Tametomo became surrounded by enemy Taira warriors on a small island. He is quite possibly the first warrior to commit hara-kiri in the chronicles. Events December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral Eleanor of Aquitaine leaves the court of Henry II because of a string of infidelities. ... Minamoto (源) was an honorary surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period to their sons and grandsons after accepting them as royal subjects. ... Seppuku with ritual attire and second. ...

References

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.