Background
His mother Wakasa no Tsubone was Hiki Yoshikazu"s daughter, and the child was brought up by the Hiki clan.
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Minamoto Number Ichiman
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Career
The child died at six, victim of the struggle for power that ensued after Minamoto no Yoritomo"s sudden death. To avoid power falling into the hands of the Hiki, the Hōjō decided to get rid of the Hiki and their protégé. On a pretext, Hōjō Tokimasa invited Hiki Yoshikazu to his home and assassinated him.
A battle between the clans ensued, the Hiki were defeated by a coalition of the Hōjō, Wada, Miura and Hatakeyama clans and exterminated.
Six-year-old Ichiman also died during the fight. In its cemetery still stands Ichiman"s grave, next to the Hiki clan"s cenotaph.
Kugyō was himself immediately executed for his crime, thus bringing the Seiwa Genji dynasty to a sudden education
