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  Wikipedia: Taira
In reference to Japanese history, Along with Minamoto, Taira was an honorary surname bestowed by the emperors of the Heian Period to the ex-member of the imperial family when they became subjects.
Some grandsons of Emperor Kammu were first given the name Taira in 825 or later.
Afterwards, descendants of Emperor Nimmyo, Emperor Montoku, and Emperor Koko were also given the surname.
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 The Selection of the Time
Emperor Kimmei’s son, Emperor Yomei, had a son named Prince Jogu who not only worked to spread the teachings of Buddhism but also designated the Lotus Sutra, Vimalakirti Sutra and Shrimala Sutra as texts that would insure the protection of the nation.
Emperor Hui-tsung branded the face of the priest Fa-tao and exiled him south of the Yangtze, but before half a year had passed, the emperor was taken prisoner and carried off by the barbarians.
At that time the emperor was greatly amazed at the proceedings, and on the twenty-ninth day of the same month he dispatched Wake no Hiroyo and Otomo no Kunimichi as imperial envoys to question the men of the seven temples and six sects at greater length.
www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gosho/SelectionTime.htm   (15528 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - emperor, Action Figures, Trading Cards CCG, Fiction Books items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom (PC) NEW and SEALED
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 Heian Era: 794-1192
During the early Heian period (794-897) the Emperors were strong and relationships continued with China.
The power of the emperors declined over time and one family of courtiers, the Fujiwara, ended up dominating the affairs of the state.
Communications with China was suspended in 894 and the time from 897 on is referred to as the late Heian, or Fujiwara, period.
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 Japan, Inc. - The Emperor System and Japan's Royal Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Chrysanthemum (left), the Japanese Emperor's symbol of divine authority was frequently seen embossed on military hardware until 1945.
Japanese Emperors: B.C. Japan's royalty traces its descendancy from Jimmu, circa 660 B.C. The list shows Japan's ruling Emperors and eight ruling Empresses from Jimmu 660 B.C. to Akihito 1996 A.D. Heisei Tenno, Japan's Emperor Akihito, calls his reign Heisei, meaning "the achievement of complete peace on earth and in the heavens".
In the case of the present Emperor Akihito and his predecessor, Hirohito, the names of their reigns is given.
vikingphoenix.com /public/JapanIncorporated/postwar/japemps.htm   (828 words)

  
 TIMELINE 9th CENTURY page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
813-20 Emperor Leo V, called the Armenian The Byzantine Empire in the 9th Century 813 Khan Krum besieges Constantinople unsuccessfully, Leo V defeats Bulgars at Mesembria The Byzantine Empire in the 9th Century 13 Apr 814 Khan Krum again besieges Constantinople, dies suddenly, of a brain haemorrage.
814-40 On Charlemagne's death, his son Louis becomes Western emperor The Byzantine Empire in the 9th Century 814 Leo V invites Patriarch Nikephoros to resume iconoclasm; he declines, is exiled and replaced by iconoclast Theodotos Melissenos The Byzantine Empire in the 9th Century 814: Civil war between Amin and Mamun.
Islamic History of the 9th Century 886-912 Emperor Leo VI The Byzantine Empire in the 9th Century 886 Photios deposed again, replaced by Patriarch Stephen The Byzantine Empire in the 9th Century 888: Death of Munzir the Umayyad ruler of Spain, accession of Abbullah.
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