Yoshitomo had been the head of the clan at this time; upon his defeat at the hands of Taira no Kiyomori, two of his sons were killed and the third, Minamoto no Yoritomo, was banished. Following the call to arms of Prince Mochihito and Minamoto no Yorimasa in 1180, the clan would gather together and rise to power again. The Genpei war would see the Minamoto clan defeat the Taira and take command of the entire country. Minamoto no Noriyori (源範頼), general, younger brother of Yoritomo. Minamoto no Yorimasa (源頼政), head of the clan at the beginning of the war. Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝), head of the clan upon Yorimasa's death. Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経), younger brother of Yoritomo, chief general of the clan. Minamoto no Yukiie (源行家), general, uncle to Yoritomo. Allies and vassals: Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河), cloistered (retired) emperor. Prince Mochihito (以仁王), Imperial Prince. Benkei (弁慶), sōhei (warrior monk), ally of Yoshitsune. Hōjō Tokimasa (北条 時政), head of the Hōjō clan (北条), father-in-law of Yoritomo. Kajiwara Kagetoki (梶原 景時), officially an ally of Yoshitsune, in fact a spy for Yoritomo. Kumagai Naozane (熊谷 直実), vassal of Yoritomo. Sasaki Moritsuna (佐々木 盛綱), vassal of Noriyori who commanded the assault at the battle of Kojima. Taguchi Shigeyoshi (田口 重能), Taira general who turned to the Minamoto camp upon seeing the tide turn at the battle of Dan no Ura, thus ensuring Minamoto victory. Nasu no Yoichi (那須与一), celebrated archer and Minamoto ally. Yada Yoshiyasu (矢田 義康), vassal of Yoshinaka and commander of Minamoto forces at the battle of Mizushima. The sōhei (warrior-monks) of Mii-dera and other temples. Three in particular are mentioned in the Heike Monogatari for their part in the first battle of Uji: Tsutsui Jōmyō Meishū (筒井 浄妙 明秀), who fought a last stand on the bridge over the Uji, taking over sixty arrows and still fighting. Gochi-in no Tajima (五智院 但馬), called Tajima the arrow-cutter, and famous for deflecting the Taira arrows with his naginata, upon the bridge over the Uji. Ichirai Hoshi (一来 法師), who is famous for having jumped ahead of Jōmyō Meishū and led the Mii-dera monks to battle. Partisans of Minamoto no Yoshinaka (源義仲), cousin of Yoritomo, who supported his rebellion: Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前), a female samurai warrior, wife of Yoshinaka. Imai Kanehira (今井 兼平), who joined Yoshinaka in his escape to Seta. Taira Clan (also known as "Heike") The Taira clan