First of the national rulers to take the title of sei-i tai-shogun ( barbarian-subduing great general ), Minamoto expanded and consolidated his power by confiscating lands from some of the defeated Taira and redistributing them to his samurai vassals.
Minamoto confiscated land from his samurai vassals to give to Taira.
mnli hypothesis: Minamoto confiscated land from his samurai vassals to give to Taira. premise: First of the national rulers to take the title of sei-i tai-shogun ( barbarian-subduing great general ), Minamoto expanded and consolidated his power by confiscating lands from some of the defeated Taira and redistributing them to his samurai vassals.