Minamoto no Yoshikuni
Minamoto no Yoshikuni (c. 1082–1155) was a Kawachi Genji warrior, third son of Minamoto no Yoshiie and ancestor of the Nitta and Ashikaga clans. He inherited the Hachiman manor in Kōzuke Province.
In 1106 he fought his uncle Minamoto no Yoshimitsu in Hitachi and incurred imperial censure. He built up holdings in neighbouring Shimotsuke and in 1142 donated his Ashikaga lands to Anrakuju-in to form Ashikaga manor. His sons founded the Nitta and Ashikaga houses. He took vows in 1154 and died at Nitta the next year.