Figures Harakiri

Minamoto no Tametomo (1139-1170)

seribualamat.blogspot.com—Minamoto no Tametomo is famous as an Archer. He was the son of Minamoto no Tameyoshi, and brother of Yukii and Yushimoto. High stature, chocolate and wild. At the age of 13, he was able to attract older bows with longer and stronger than most people. In close combat, he's been able to use the sword to the relatively long hard use. His father was the son of the eight people who were very brave. But it has been more daunting Tametomo of it so it needs to be removed. His father removed him to the Bungo Province on Kyūshū corners, accompanied a liegeman as a guard.

But then angry Tametomo soon reversed the situation. There is a line of insanity in his family.

His grandfather used to be a Minamoto was his career in the Izumo Province ended in victorious by Taira this technique requires several decades earlier. There are still several loyal followers of his grandfather around Kyushu; They then followed suit.

The year 1152, appearing between the feuding rivals of Kyushu that was triggered by the coming of the son of Minamoto who was 13 years old. He was the Minamoto Tamemoto. At that age, at that age, he's not a kid again. He quickly up. For three years, he was able to strike out nine provinces and forced their surrender. Then, for six years, at the age of eighteen, he went to the capital and he participated in the war of Hogen. At the age of twenty-nine, he travels to the island of Satan (Devil's Island) and made the Satanic (occupants of the island) become his slaves. At the age of thirty-three years, he made his name famous among the Kingdom despite his expectations are not met.

Hogen rebellion in the event, he fought to defend the Shirakawa with his father, against the army of Taira no Kiyomori and Minamoto no Yoshitomo, his brother. Tametomo as archers take ever sinking the whole Taira with children right at the stern of his hollow. In his left hand, a legend known for longer than the length of her right hand. It is the thing that makes it able to draw arrows that are longer and produce shots with greater power.

In these riots, his house burned and they suffered defeat. Tametomo was forced to flee and exiled on the island of Oshima in the Izu Islands.

In 1170, the conflict between the Minamoto and Taira continued. Due to the influence of the region have mastered Tametomo of exile, the enemy gets increasingly angry. They send you a twenty ship army to invade Tametomo. With an arrow that he gave up, he has to sink a single ship. However, because of the magnitude of the enemy force that has besieged it, Tametomo thus end his life.

After he let go of the arrow and managed to sink an enemy ship, Tametomo stated his statement, "when the war of Hogen, I killed two people at once with an arrow. And now in the Obc, only with an arrow I have killed many of the troops. "

Now there's nothing to think about, then he enters, and rested her body on a pillar of the House. He split his stomach with the tip of the sword and he remained in a sitting position. (Hogen Monogatari, The Talu of the Disorder in Hogen)

Methods that have been used Minamoto no Tamemoto to end his life with a splitting stomach, has made it famous and respected as a brave samurai. This Act has also inspired other samurai to samurai-do the same thing.

Minamoto Yorimasa(1106-1180)

Minamoto Yorimasa is a poet whose works many appear on many of the anthologies. However, he is also one of the great samurais and served as Chairman in the Royal Guard. As a samurai, he never led the Minamoto armies in the Genpei War.

Minamoto Yorimasa is honorable people in the Palace because the arrow had killed the monster has been terrorizing the Palace and have been disturbing the sleep of the Emperor in the year 1150. A terrible Monster called a nue that has a head shaped like a monkey, his bodies like a Badger, his feet like a tiger, its tail like a snake's tail and his voice as the crumbling great mountain. When the monster is flying over the Palace, Yorimasa releasing an arrow and dropping the monsters. Emperor Konoe, and then given a sword.

Assesses the contradiction between the Taira and Minamoto Clans that have lasted for decades, he has tried not to interfere in political affairs as it was and trying to avoid it. But he participated in the revolt of Hogen 1156 year. At first, he made friends with Taira no Kiyomori. During the Heiji Rebellion of the 1160 year, he fought for the Taira, especially to overthrow the Minamoto. However, over time he quit army Kiyomori year 1179, Yorimasa changed his mind to fight the clans themselves.

In the end, he became a Buddhist priest. Then in May of 1180, he sent a petition to the head of the Minamoto, and into the temple and monastery, he had to attack first.

In the Genpei War of 1180-1185, Yorimasa's life ended. In this war, he is behind the Prince Mocihihito who once almost became his enemies, and fight against the Taira clan of Antoku. When he discovered, Yorimasa went with his army to Kyoto to meet with his ally, the pastor in Nara (first capital of Japan). Taira Tomomori was ordered to capture him. Yorimasa dismantling part of the bridge which lies on the river Test due to reach Nara must cross the river Test in advance. When Tomomori arrived on the River along with his troops, they attempted to cross the river but always just takes a lot of sacrifices. However, Tomomori ordered the samurai to his horsemen to swim across the River, and although the brave action of the line behind by Ministers has been holding him, they finally managed to defeat the rebellion.

Yorimasa and his troops who've been lost directly back and save yourself to Byodo-In temple then any Yorimasa realized that his efforts in the vain and with the aim to keep his honor, he performs harakiri by splitting his stomach. The failure of Yorimasa has been respected because it was his last action in the temple attack.

Yorimasa calling Tonau Chjitsu and Watanabe said: "cut of my head!"

Tonau can't afford to do that because his master was alive, then he started to weep bitterly. "How can I do that, my Lord?" She replied. "I can only do that if you've committed suicide."

"I understand," said Yorimasa. Then it rotates facing to the West, flanking his hands ten times and sing loudly. Then he makes poetry.

Like the old tree

That never bloomSadness is life

Sadness me, still haunt the end of fate life

Already me, no bears

After saying a few lines, he thrust his sword into his abdomen, bowed to the ground with a knife penetrated his body and died. No person was capable of composing a poem in such circumstances. But, for Yorimasa, poetry has become the custom since young. Tonau took the head of his master and crying, tied it on a stone. Later, while avoiding enemies, he sought the road to the river and sinking her into place.

(The Tale of the Heike, Book 4-Death of the Prince)