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	Taira no Kiyomori - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Via this manipulation, Kiyomori was able to climb the ranks of government, though the majority of his promotions as well as the success of his family in gaining ranks and titles at court was due to the patronage of the retired sovereign Go-Shirakawa.
		This culminated in 1167, when Kiyomori became the first courtier of a warrior family to be appointed Dajō Daijin, chief minister of the government, and the de facto administrator of the imperial government.
		Kiyomori died early in the next year from sickness, leaving his sons with the downfall and destruction of the Taira at the hands of the Minamoto.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taira_no_Kiyomori (762 words)

	Taira no Kiyomori (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Kiyomori then exiled Yoshitomo's three youngest sons Yoritomo, Noriyori, and Yoshitsune and seized most of the manors of his rivals.
		In 1167, Kiyomori was the first samurai to be appointed Daijyo Daijin, chief minister of the government, the de facto administrator of the imperial government.
		The next year, in 1179, Kiyomori staged a coup d'etat forcing the resignation of his rivals from all government posts and subsequently banishing them, then filled the open government positions with his allies and relatives, and imprisoning the cloistered emperor Go-Shirakawa.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/t/ta/taira_no_kiyomori.html (453 words)

	Heiji Rebellion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Early in 1160 (or late 1159, by the lunar calendar), Taira no Kiyomori, head of the Taira clan and supporter of Emperor Nijō, left Kyoto with his family, on a personal pilgrimage.
		Kiyomori received an imperial grant from the Emperor for attacking Yoshitomo and Nobuyori.
		Afterwards, Taira no Kiyomori banished Yoshitomo's son Minamoto no Yoritomo, seized Minamoto wealth and land, and eventually formed the first samurai dominated government, led by the Taira, in the history of Japan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heiji_Rebellion (504 words)

	Samurai Rising
		To the consternation of the imperial court, Taira Kiyomori and his leading knights established a palace residence at Rokuhara on the southeastern edge of Heian-kyo and settled down to stay.
		Kiyomori exiled the rest of the family, including the ten-year-old Minamoto Yoritomo, to the mountainous Izu Peninsula far from the capital district.
		Taira Kiyomori faced continuing threats to his position from not only the rival Minamoto family, but from the increasingly militant and difficult to control Buddhist monasteries in the capital region.
	www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C05/E0504.htm (3097 words)

	Feudal Notes
		Kiyomori and the Taira, however, entered into a realm of prosperity of which they had never imagined.
		Kiyomori and his father and grandfather had sought court position and influence for years, having broken into actual court society as kinshin of the courts of Retired Emperor's Shirakawa and Koba, the grandfather and father of Go-Shirakawa.
		A noble warrior and forceful, talented leader; his sudden death was considered a sign of the coming end of the Taira as the negative karma accrued by the father was suffered by the son.
	home.att.net /~idg_asia/feudal.html (1639 words)

	Tales of the Taira Clan (1955)
		When Kiyomori investigates, he learns not only that his mother used to be a courtesan in Shirakawa's service but that she also had bedded some dissolute monk before being "given" to Tadamori in marriage.
		It is at this point that Kiyomori finally comes into his own: he asks the court to let him do everyone a favor by ridding Kyoto of the troublesome monks and their incessant demands.
		In the final scene of the film, Kiyomori watches the epicurean gallivanting of a prominent Fujiwara, finds that existence wanting, and utters his verdict: the end of the aristocratic era is at hand.
	www.gotterdammerung.org /film/mizoguchi-kenji/tales-of-the-taira-clan.html (1586 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Following the return of Bayushi Kiyomori's scouting party and its report of creatures of the Shadowlands gathering in Shinomen close to the Fort of the Jade Cat, a decision was immediately taken to send a greater force, comprising the bulk of the soldiers present at Jade Cat, to destroy the potential threat.
		Kiyomori, who was appointed second in command behind the Daidoji captain, Mentoko, was repportedly pessimistic about the outcome of the expedition, but insisted on commanding the van, to show the courage of the Scorpion.
		Kiyomori turned to face her, and cut off her arm with an iaijutsu strike, but Danarako fought on, calling for the Scorpion to come to her aid.
	www.mythic-beasts.com /~timu/jadecat/historian_notes.html (1126 words)

	Kamakura period
		The Taira and the Minamoto each supported one of the rivals, and Taira Kiyomori (leader of the Taira) was able to prevail and place his candidate on the throne.
		Kiyomori followed the same methods as the Fujiwara had done for centuries.
		The upheaval of the times contributed to the political failure of the court under Kiyomori and to the decentralization of power among military clans outside the capital.
	f99.middlebury.edu /JA216A/kamakura.html (817 words)

	Tempers Ball :: View topic - Broken Children
		Kiyomori's sept would be the first through the breach the priests were preparing to open, first into the unknown tunnels on the other side.
		Loathe as he was to admit it to another, Kiyomori found the presence of the Herald of Dawn somewhat disturbing.
		Kiyomori reacted instinctively, pulling his left hand back and downwards, thrusting forward with the right, twisting the spear to strike a hard blow with the butt-end.
	www.evernight.com /boards/canon/viewtopic.php?t=6927 (13266 words)

	NHK 2005 historical drama "Yoshitsune" episode summaries
		Kiyomori, who lost his own mother when he was a child, sees Ushiwaka (Yoshitsune's childhood name) who is held in Tokiwa's arms, and makes a decision.
		Kiyomori is surprised to hear the news of Yorimasa's rebellion for he laid trust in Yorimasa.
		In Kyoto, Kiyomori is furious with Koremori as he led the troop which was scared away of a flock of waterfowl at Fujigawa.
	www.sonic.net /~tabine/Heike/Heike_Yoshitsune_taiga_summaries.html (3065 words)

	The Heike Monogatari: Knighthood in Medieval Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Kiyomori stood his ground unperturbed, glaring back, and the wrath in his gaze made the great skull vanish without a trace, just as frost or dew melts in the sun's rays.
		Kiyomori may be larger than life in the Heike Monogatari and may well be wrong in his deeds as his House is brought to utter ruin, but he is, for the moment, the unflinching and unbending fearless master of his entire clan.
		Kiyomori's deeds as a man are secondary to the manner in which he faces death.
	www.karatethejapaneseway.com /research/heike_20.html (436 words)

	Encyclopedia
		Between 1156 and 1159 they were involved in two armed conflicts (the Hogen and Heiji wars) with the Minamoto, a rival family.
		Having expelled the Minamoto from Kyoto, Taira Kiyomori (1118–81) became prime minister in 1167 and won complete control over the central government.
		When Kiyomori died, the Minamoto renewed their struggle with the Taira, finally defeating them decisively in the naval battle of Dannoura (1185).
	www.historychannel.com /encyclopedia/article.jsp?link=FWNE.fw..ta004000.a (170 words)

	[No title]
		It was Kiyomori who really put Miyajima on the map, and the shrine he built in about 1148 AD, the labor of ten years, is the same one standing today.
		Kiyomori knew of this art form and gave elaborate parties in his garden in Kyoto at which Bugaku was performed on a colorful boat floating on the garden pond.
		It seems that Yasuyori was accused of treason and banished by Kiyomori to a deserted island near Kyushu.
	mothra.rerf.or.jp /ENG/Chugoku/Miyajima/Miyajima.html (1546 words)

	Yoritomo
		Nonetheless, Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Kiyomori were ruthless, and Minamoto no Yoshitomo found himself as the head of the Minamoto, while Yoritomo became the heir.
		Since Yoritomo was descended from the imperial family on his father's side and the Fujiwara noble family on his mother's side, he received his first court title and was appointed an administrator.
		Taira no Kiyomori and the Taira clan were now the undisputed leaders of Japan.
	www.paleorama.com /Eponyms-Y/Yoritomo.php (946 words)

	Fallen Warriors as Mass Media Stars: Popular Representations of Heike Monogatari in the Edo Period
		Kiyomori, perhaps the closest thing to a villain in the Heike Monogatari, is made to represent tyranny, and appear as the victim of its inevitable consequences.
		The second form of depiction that calls for the latter reading shows Kiyomori at the moment when the power balance is overturned, and supernatural forces begin to act on him, as he begins to hallucinate the skulls of his victims in his garden at Fukuhara.
		It is interesting, however, that many of the pictures of Kiyomori's confrontation with the skull transform this incident from a supernatural to a psychological phenomenon, from punishment for evil deeds from without to punishment from within.
	instruct1.cit.cornell.edu /Courses/asian490/students1999/danmckee/page7.html (459 words)

	Tempers Ball :: View topic - Homecoming
		Kiyomori's arm still itches from the healed cut that sliced through his armour, grateful for the healing magics of the warpriests.
		Kiyomori's sept, at the fore of the warhost, is intact.
		Kiyomori may be good, may be among the very best of the Anub-Re's warriors, but she cannot help but worry that one day, he won't come back.
	www.evernight.com /boards/canon/viewtopic.php?t=11410 (2550 words)

	The Age of the Samurai - Gempei Wars 1180-1185 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This stronghold was owned by Kiyomori's father and brother and when it was taken the former begged his son for his life but to no avail and he was later executed.
		Kiyomori even created a civil intelligence organisation which he used to spy on his court.
		One of the warrior monks called Tajima was famous for holding back the samurai archers with his naginata, even chopping away incoming arrows for which he earned the nickname of 'arrow-cutter' and the admiration of his enemies.
	www.taots.co.uk /content/view/36/30 (1711 words)

	blog.myspace.com/kiyomori
		Kiyomori are playing for free at the Walkabout on Sunday 3rd September.
		Kiyomori's older anti-tank weapons have been effective against armoured personnel carriers and against buildings used by soldiers for shelters.
		Kiyomori is a samurai warrior from feudal Japan.
	blog.myspace.com /kiyomori (1371 words)

	The Samurai in Feudal Japan
		Choosing a time in 1159 when Kiyomori was absent from Kyoto on a religious pilgrimage, Yoshitomo and Nobuyori made their move, attacking and burning the Sanjo Palace, residence of the retired emperor Goshirakawa, and transporting Goshirakawa to the emperor’s palace, where they placed him in confinement.
		But Kiyomori returned quickly to Kyoto and managed to smuggle Goshirakawa’s son, Emperor Nijo, out of the palace disguised as a lady-in-waiting and to escort him to the main Taira residence at Rokuhara in the southeastern part of the capital.
		Kiyomori’s most serious problem was that in ruling through the old institutions, his regime shared their weaknesses.
	brian.hoffert.faculty.noctrl.edu /TEACHING/Samurai.html (1607 words)

	Gempei War
		There was an irony in the preceeding events, as Taira Kiyomori had himself sown the seeds of the war, so the poetic tale goes.
		Kiyomori dispatched his grandson Koremori with an army eastward, but he turned back at the Fuji River in Suruga Province.
		While all of this was going on, Kiyomori had made the surprising decision to move the Imperial seat to Fukuhara (to the west of Kyoto) in June.
	www.samurai-archives.com /Gempeiwar.html (3883 words)

	Minamoto no Yoritomo
		Kiyomori also had Yoritomo’s two half brothers, Noriyori and Yoshitune exiled, the rest of the Seiwa Genji who sided with Yoshitomo perished.
		The action responsible for this was Taira no Kiyomori’s blatant abuse of power when he placed his one year old grandson Tokihito on the Imperial Throne as Emperor Antoku.
		Then in February 1181 Taira no Kiyomori dies, and his son Taira no Munemori takes command, it is the beginning of the end for the Taira.
	www.samurai-archives.com /mny.html (1816 words)

	Notes for Tale of Heike, Chapter 1
		Kiyomori's affections (and the financial remunerations associated with them) for Gio are transferred to a "new girl in town" named Hotoke, an event that happens in part out of innocent sympathy for the girl on Gio's part.
		Kiyomori's power is so great that he is called "Taira Regent." (By tradition this post, the highest in the land, could only be held by a Fujiwara; he does not get the appointment officially, but he is recognized as the de facto ruler of the country.)
		Kiyomori engages in an act of revenge against the wise advice of his son Shigemori.
	www.sonic.net /~tabine/Heike/Heikechpt01.html (2751 words)

	IGN: Throne of Darkness Character Roles: The Swordsman
		Date Masamune took Kiyomori under his wing, and has trained him in to be his successor.
		Kiyomori's only shortcoming is his volatile temper which can flare up at the slightest provocation.
		Masamune expects this is simply a matter of short experience, and as soon as Kiyomori is given the responsibility of a command of his own, it will come under control.
	pc.ign.com /articles/083/083293p1.html (985 words)

	The Magnificent Floating Shrine: Itsukushima Shinto Shrine: UNESCO Culture Sector
		General Taira no Kiyomori erected and dedicated the shrine to the glory of the Taira clan in 1168, towards the end of the Heian Era.
		At the height of Taira glory, Kiyomori spent lavishly on compiling and dedicating scriptures to the Shrine.
		Kiyomori is said to have read the sutras intensively, praying for the lasting glory of his clan, dying a peaceful death and going to paradise.
	portal.unesco.org /culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28316&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (328 words)

	Michael Watson: Cornell Heike paper English summary
		This type of story about incidents in the life of a character placed after the description of his or her death is a notable feature of this work and are found elsewhere in the genre of gunki.
		Two years later, immediately after his coming-of-age ceremony, he is married to Kiyomori's daughter Tokuko, already called in the narrative by her later name of Kenreimon'in [1.12 "shishi-no-tani"].
		Kiyomori's unprecedented treatment of the Retired Emperor, his father, is more than Takakura can bear.
	www.meijigakuin.ac.jp /~watson/heike/cornell-E.html (1952 words)

	The Noh Plays of Japan: Chapter VII: Summaries: Hotoke no Hara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		GIO was the mistress of Kiyomori (1118-1181), the greatest of the Tairas.
		Kiyomori was for sending her away; but Giō, who had heard wonderful stories of Hotoke's beauty, was anxious to see her, and persuaded Kiyomori to let Hotoke dance before him.
		Kiyomori fell in love with the dancer, and after a while Giō was dismissed.
	www.sacred-texts.com /shi/npj/npj50.htm (167 words)

	Go-Shirakawa
		This was the event that led to the eventual decline in the fortunes of the Minamoto family and the meteoric rise of the Taira clan, and especially of their leader, Kiyomori.
		At this point, it seems that the power was fairly evenly split between Kiyomori and Go-Shirakawa, and shortly after this, in 1177, the ambition of the In becomes a bit more apparent.
		The Shishigatani affair, in which several of Go-Shirakawa's associates plotted the overthrow of Kiyomori and the Taira, was discovered, and the In himself implicated.
	instruct1.cit.cornell.edu /Courses/asian490/tml5/Bios/goshirak.htm (1078 words)

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