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*''Born: [[1148]]''
*''Died: [[1225]]''
*''Buddhist Name'': 覚阿 ''(Kakua)''
*''Japanese'': 大江広元 ''(Ooe no Hiromoto)''
Ôe no Hiromoto was a high-ranking retainer under [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], and later an influential figure in effecting the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan's]] takeover of power.
Hiromoto was the great-grandson of [[Oe no Masafusa|Ôe no Masafusa]], who served under three emperors, and held the position of ''[[chunagon|chûnagon]]'' and the Upper Second Rank at court. Invited to Kamakura, he traveled from Kyoto in [[1184]], and became director (''bettô'') of the government offices (''kumonjo''). He is said to have been strong in military affairs, but weaker when it came to legal matters; yet, he had the trust of [[Shogun]] Yoritomo. He would later take on the concurrent responsibility of serving as head of the ''[[mandokoro]]''.
Following the death of Yoritomo, Hiromoto remained in the service of [[Hojo Masako|Hôjô Masako]] and [[Hojo Yoshitoki|Hôjô Yoshitoki]], helping to eliminate the [[Hiki clan|Hiki]], [[Kajiwara clan|Kajiwara]], and [[Wada clan]]s, and to establish the Hôjô domination of the ''[[shikken]]'' (regent) position, and thus of the government.
Hiromoto is buried near Minamoto no Yoritomo, in [[Kamakura]]. Stone lanterns near the gravesite are inscribed with Hiromoto's name and the family crest of the [[Mori clan|Môri samurai clan]] which claimed descent from him.
==References==
*"[http://www.kamakura-burabura.com/jinbutua.htm#ooehiromoto Ôe no Hiromoto]." Kamakura-burabura.com.
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
*''Died: [[1225]]''
*''Buddhist Name'': 覚阿 ''(Kakua)''
*''Japanese'': 大江広元 ''(Ooe no Hiromoto)''
Ôe no Hiromoto was a high-ranking retainer under [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], and later an influential figure in effecting the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan's]] takeover of power.
Hiromoto was the great-grandson of [[Oe no Masafusa|Ôe no Masafusa]], who served under three emperors, and held the position of ''[[chunagon|chûnagon]]'' and the Upper Second Rank at court. Invited to Kamakura, he traveled from Kyoto in [[1184]], and became director (''bettô'') of the government offices (''kumonjo''). He is said to have been strong in military affairs, but weaker when it came to legal matters; yet, he had the trust of [[Shogun]] Yoritomo. He would later take on the concurrent responsibility of serving as head of the ''[[mandokoro]]''.
Following the death of Yoritomo, Hiromoto remained in the service of [[Hojo Masako|Hôjô Masako]] and [[Hojo Yoshitoki|Hôjô Yoshitoki]], helping to eliminate the [[Hiki clan|Hiki]], [[Kajiwara clan|Kajiwara]], and [[Wada clan]]s, and to establish the Hôjô domination of the ''[[shikken]]'' (regent) position, and thus of the government.
Hiromoto is buried near Minamoto no Yoritomo, in [[Kamakura]]. Stone lanterns near the gravesite are inscribed with Hiromoto's name and the family crest of the [[Mori clan|Môri samurai clan]] which claimed descent from him.
==References==
*"[http://www.kamakura-burabura.com/jinbutua.htm#ooehiromoto Ôe no Hiromoto]." Kamakura-burabura.com.
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]