Minamoto no Yoriyoshi vs Mu Ying

Minamoto no Yoriyoshi was appointed Chinjufu Shogun, commander-in-chief for the defense of northern Japan. This appointment placed him in charge of military operations against the Abe clan in the Mutsu Province, initiating the Former Nine Years War.

Yoriyoshi's forces attacked the Abe clan stronghold at Kawasaki Fortress in Mutsu Province. The battle was a costly victory for the Minamoto, with heavy casualties on both sides, but it weakened Abe resistance and demonstrated the difficulty of the campaign.

Yoriyoshi led a prolonged siege of the Abe clan's fortress at Kuriyagawa. After a difficult campaign, he captured the fortress and killed the Abe leader, Abe no Sadato, effectively ending the Former Nine Years War and securing Minamoto dominance in the north.

Mu Ying was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang as a young orphan, becoming one of his most trusted generals. This relationship gave him a prominent position in the early Ming military hierarchy.

Mu Ying led a Ming army of 300,000 men into Yunnan, defeating the Mongol loyalist Basalawarmi. He captured the provincial capital Kunming and brought the region under Ming control.

Mu Ying implemented a system of hereditary military garrisons (weisuo) in Yunnan, settling Ming soldiers and their families on agricultural land. This policy ensured long-term Chinese control over the region.

Mu Ying died in Yunnan, and his descendants were granted hereditary rule over the province as marquises. The Mu family governed Yunnan for generations, maintaining Ming authority until the end of the dynasty.