Editing Minamoto no Yorimasa (section)

{{Short description|12th-century Japanese poet and military commander}}
{{family name hatnote|Minamoto|lang=Japanese}}
{{Infobox writer
| image            = Minamoto no Yorimasa2.jpg
| birth_date       = {{Birth year|1106}}
| native_name      = 源 頼政
| native_name_lang = ja
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1180|6|20|1106|df=y}}
}}
[[Image:Minamoto no Yorimasa.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Minamoto no Yorimasa by [[Kikuchi Yosai]]]]

'''{{nihongo|Minamoto no Yorimasa|源 頼政||{{IPA|ja|mʲi.na.mo.to no (<nowiki>|</nowiki>) jo.ɾʲiꜜ.ma.sa}},<ref name=meikai>{{cite book|script-title=ja:新明解日本語アクセント辞典|edition=2nd|editor-last=Kindaichi|editor-first=Haruhiko|editor-link=Haruhiko Kindaichi|editor-last2=Akinaga|editor-first2=Kazue|publisher=[[Sanseidō]]|date=10 March 2025|lang=ja}}</ref> 1106 – 20 June 1180}}''' was a Japanese poet, [[Kuge|aristocrat]] and [[samurai]] lord. His poetry appeared in various [[Anthology|anthologies]]. He served eight different emperors in his long career, holding posts such as ''hyōgo no kami'' (head of the arsenal). As a general, he led the [[Minamoto clan|Minamoto]] armies at the beginning of the [[Genpei War]]. Even in later generations, the common name {{nihongo|'''Genzanmi'''|源三位||{{IPA|ja|ɡen.dzaꜜm.mʲi|}}<ref name=meikai/>}} was passed down (Yorimasa was not the only person who was called “Genzanmi”, in the same period). Also, like his father, he used the surname “Baba” and was also called “Baba no Yorimasa.”