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	Taira clan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Taira were one of the four important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period (794-1185) - the others were the Fujiwara, the Tachibana and the Minamoto.
		The Kammu Heishi line, founded in 889 by Taira no Takamochi (a great-grandson of the 50th tenno Kammu, reigned 781-806), proved to be the most strong and dominant line during the late Heian period with Taira no Kiyomori eventually forming the first samurai dominated government in the history of Japan.
		Taira was the name of a city in the Fukushima prefecture, before it was consolidated into the city of Iwaki.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taira_clan (428 words)

	Taira no Kiyomori - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the death of his father Taira no Tadamori in 1153, Kiyomori assumed control of the Taira clan and ambitiously entered the political realm in which he had previously only held a minor post.
		Though he relinquished the position later in the year and relinquished the leadership of the clan, he remained the orchestrator of the government policy and successfully placed his family members and allies in most of the government posts and as magistrates of nearly half of the provinces of Japan.
		Taira no Kiyomori is also the main character in the Kamakura period epic, the Tale of Heike.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taira_no_Kiyomori (484 words)

	Taira clan. Who is Taira clan? What is Taira clan? Where is Taira clan? Definition of Taira clan. Meaning of Taira clan.
		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.
		The Kammu Heishi line proved to be the most strong and dominant line during the late Heian period with Taira no Kiyomori eventually forming the first samurai dominated government in the history of Japan.
		The last of the head family of the Kammu Heishi line was eventually destroyed by the armies of Minamoto no Yoritomo at the Battle of Dannoura, the last battle of the Gempei War.
	knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Taira_clan (196 words)

	Minamoto no Yoritomo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Taira no Kiyomori supported the Emperor Nijō, who was the son of Go-Shirakawa.
		Taira no Kiyomori and the Taira clan were now the undisputed leaders of Japan.
		In 1180, Prince Mochihito, a son of Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa, humiliated by the Taira because of the Taira-backed accession of the throne of his nephew, Emperor Antoku (who was half Taira himself) made a national call to arms of the Minamoto clan all over Japan to rebel against the Taira.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoritomo (964 words)

	Kamakura period
		The most important clans were the Taira, or Heike, with land holdings in the west, and the Minamoto, or Genji, with land holdings in the east.
		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.
		The Taira were as much a part of the court and its elegant ways as the Fujiwara had been; their allegiance was not to the provinces from which they came but to Kyoto and its courtly culture.
	f99.middlebury.edu /JA216A/kamakura.html (817 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Taira
		Taira, military clan—also known as the Heike—that dominated Japan from 1159 to 1181.
		Descended from a branch of the imperial house, the Taira became...
		Hōjō, Japanese family of Taira descent that ruled Japan as hereditary regents (shikken) from 1199 to 1333.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Taira.html (86 words)

	Taira no Masakado - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Taira no Masakado (平将門, ?–940 A.D.) was a member of the Kammu Taira clan of Japan.
		He was the son of Taira no Yoshimasa, general (shogun) of Chinjufu.
		In 939 A.D., during the Heian Period of Japanese history, he rebelled by attacking the outpost of the central government in Hitachi Province, capturing the governor.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Taira_no_Masakado (117 words)

	Tales Of The Taira C : Tales Of The Taira Clan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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	www.video-dvd.org /tales-of-the-taira-c-%3A-tales-of-the-taira-clan.html (1035 words)

	Encyclopedia: Heike clan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This Taira clan is often referred to as Heishi (平氏) or Heike (平家), using the character's Chinese reading hei.
		The Hojo clan (北条氏) in History of Japan is a family of regents of the Kamakura Shogunate.
		The Miura(三浦;) clan was one of the branch families descended from the Taira clan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Heike-clan (700 words)

	Encyclopedia: Taira no Masakado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Taira no Masakado (å¹³å°é—) (?â“940 C.E.) was a member of the Kammu Taira clan of Japan.
		He was the son of Taira no Yoshimasa, shogun of Chinjufu.
		The Fujiwara clan (藤原) was a clan of regents who monopolized the title of Sekkan, Sessho and Kampaku.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Taira-no-Masakado (389 words)

	Shiojima vs Taira (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A man on horseback rides arrives at the front gate of the Taira Clan's castle.
		Taira Tesshin did not keep a standing army, but instead a small group of highly skilled body guards.
		After advertising a piece of silver for every soldier, a band of 10 farmers was formed and sent to the front lines that night to prepare for battle.
	www.thegusbus.com /ShiojimaVsTaira/index.html (134 words)

	Taira Munemori
		The Taira busied themselves preparing a defense of the western provinces into 1184 while Minamoto Yoritomo eliminated Yoshinaka (who had now become more trouble to the Minamoto then he was worth).
		In March 1184, however, the legendary Minamoto Yoshitsune captured Ichi-no-tani, and the war entered its final stages as the gate to the west was thrown open.
		He was later taken to Kyoto and executed in shame, one of the few Taira not to commit suicide at Dan-no-ura.
	www.samurai-archives.com /munemori.html (823 words)

	Taira no Munemori (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Taira no Munemori (平宗盛) (1147-1185) was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War.
		As his father Taira no Kiyomori lay on his deathbed, Kiyomori declared, among his last wishes, that all affairs of the clan be placed in Munemori's hands.
		In 1183, as the rival Minamoto clan gained power, and following the defection of Emperor Go-Shirakawa to the Minamoto side, Munemori led his forces, along with the young Emperor Antoku west, to the Taira strongholds of Shikoku and Kyushu.
	toshare.servepics.com /en/Taira_no_Munemori.htm (150 words)

	Encyclopedia: Taira no Kiyomori (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Events Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan Peter of Blois becomes the tutor of William II of Sicily Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund Absalon fortifies Copenhagen William Marshal, the greatest knight...
		The Genpei or Gempei War (源平戦争)(1180-1185) was a war of ancient Japan, fought between the Taira and Minamoto clans.
		The Tale of the Heike (Japanese 平家物語, Heike monogatari) is an epic account of the struggle between the Minamoto and Taira clans for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Taira-no-Kiyomori (1483 words)

	japantml2
		Taira clan becomes dominant, but is challenged by rival Minamoto clan especially on the island of Honshu.
		Taira house faction is destroyed and the Minamoto clan emerges victorious; Yorimoto (1147-1199) breaks imperial power, establishes bakufu (literally "tent," in effect a military government) at Kamakura, and declares himself shogun (military ruler) of Japan.
		The defeat of the Taira by the Minamoto clan became the subject of the most famous prose piece of the period, the Heike monogatari (The Tales of Heike, the Taira Clan), with anonymous authorship.
	web.cocc.edu /cagatucci/classes/hum210/tml/JapanTML/japanTML2.htm (2121 words)

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		Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181): Also referred to as Taira Kiyomori, son of the ex-emperor Shirakawa and the most renowned member of the Taira Clan and a very prominent person in Japanese history who in 1129, succeeded Taira Tadamori and virtually governed Japan for twenty years.
		Genji and Heike Clans: The Genji Clan is composed of four branches of the Minamoto family while the Heike Clan, also referred to as the Heishi, are the Taira family.
		The ancestor of the aristocratic family of Taira Clan was Takamochi, the grandson of the Emperor, Kammu.
	www.nst.org /articles/IchimyoMaro.txt (1365 words)

	Taira (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		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.This Taira clan is often referred to as Heishi (平氏).
		The Kammu Heishi line provedto be the most strong and dominant line during the late Heian period with Taira no Kiyomori eventually forming the first samurai dominated government in the history of Japan.
		The last of the head family of the Kammu Heishi line was eventually destroyed bythe armies of Minamoto no Yoritomo at the Battle of Dannoura, the lastbattle of the Gempei War.
	www.therfcc.org /taira-149041.html (199 words)

	Naval Battle of Dannoura
		The military Taira clan under their leader Kiyomori had defeated the rival family of the Minamato during the Hogen (1156) and the Heiji wars (1159-1160).
		The Taira army finally retreated to Ichi-no-Tani near Kobe, where they built a fortress at the slope of a steep mountain cliff with the sea at the other side, where the Taira naval fleet anchored.
		Although the Taira warriors outnumbered the Yoshitsune troop, they were finally forced to retreat to their ships and sailed into the open sea.
	www.artelino.com /articles/naval_battle_dannoura.asp (946 words)

	Minamoto Yoshitsune
		With the Taira’s attentions fully diverted by Doi and Noriyori, Yoshitsune led his men in a hair-raising ride down the incline and into the rear of the fort.
		The Taira base was situated on the beach facing the mainland, with their fleet moored within easy reach in the shallows directly in front.
		The Taira clan was all but eradicated as a threat to Minamoto power and in 1192 Yoritomo would be granted the title of Shogun.
	www.samurai-archives.com /yoshitsune.html (2786 words)

	Rokuharamitsu Temple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is the 17th temple on the Saigoku pilgrimage, and its treasure house contains a number of priceless carvings from the Kamakura period, including one of Taira Kiyomori and a famous one of Kuya with tiny Amida Buddhas parading from his mouth, each representing one of the six paramitas.
		Lying just east of the Kamo river, Rokuhara was the headquarters of the Taira clan at the end of the Heian era.
		The clan chieftain, Taira Kiyomori, took vows and resided at Rokuharamitsu Temple during the period in which he was at odds with Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
	www.taleofgenji.org /rokuharamitsu.html (136 words)

	Abe Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The earliest known ancestors of the Abe family was the clan of Nakatomi.
		During the 11th and 12th centuries, the Minamoto and Taira clans vied for power within the imperial court, with the Fujiwara family on both sides.
		The Taira clan gained the upper hand, and between 1156 and 1159 the Taira under Kiyomori killed off most of the Minamoto leadership.
	www.kcnet.com /~denis/abe/abefamly.htm (1269 words)

	Heian Period
		The names Taira and Minamoto were practically generic by the 11th Century, and numerous members of the two families formed their own offshoot families, often taking the name of the district in which they lived (the Ashikaga of Shimotsuke are a nice example).
		Taira Kiyomori and Minamoto Yoritomo were able to achieve what they did largely as a result of the familiarity of their houses and the court, a point we will touch on again somewhat later.
		That the clans maintained some form of private army can be safely assumed, but to the extent that these were professional is most unclear, and likely the archetypal samurai of the 10th-13th Century was much like the later jizamurai - men of the land who counted military service as but one of their duties.
	www.samurai-archives.com /HeianPeriod.html (4930 words)

	The Tale of the Heike (1988)
		After two decades, the Taira had become embroidered in court politics, and have become refined in the arts of poetry to such degree, that they started to neglect their warrior roots.
		The clan suffered a lethal blow when his son, the talented and wise Shigemori, died early, relegating leadership to his brother, the cravenly and incompetent Munemori.
		By the way, since this is the story of the Taira, the author neglects to mention the ultimate destiny of Yoshitsune, who disappears after being chased out of the capital by his brother.
	www.gotterdammerung.org /books/reviews/t/tale-of-the-heike.html (1127 words)

	History of the Ogasawaras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Ogasawara clan was descended from Emperor Seiwa (b.Mar/25/849-d.Dec/4/880), the 56th Japanese emperor (reigned c.858-c.876) and is considered to be one of the Seiwa Genji clans.
		Yoshikiyo's son Kagami Kojiro Toumitsu was highly skilled in both literary and military arts, and due to his efforts in the suppression of the Taira clan, he was given an honorary position in the court as a professor of scholar.
		Hidemasa and his eldest son (heir) lost their lives in the Osaka Summer Campaine (the 3rd and final battle between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans in which the final bloodline of the Toyotomi family perished), but his daughter was later adopted by the 2nd Tokugawa Shogun, Hidetada, and renamed as Princess Chiyo.
	members.aol.com /uchuujin/history.html (2891 words)

	Heike Monogatari
		Specifically, it narrates the events surrounding the Gempei Wars of 1181-1185, in which an alliance of clans led by the Minamoto drove the once mighty Taira and their allies from the capital, chasing them as far as the southern island of Kyushu in an attempt to exterminate every last member of the clan.
		Kiyomori, the leader of the Taira clan at the beginning of the Gempei War, is described as a ruthless, emotional tyrant, hungry for power and willing to take any means to crush his enemies and gain it.
		And the ghosts of the Taira, led by Tomomori?" For those who have encountered the heroic myths of Yoshitsune, the actual "Tales of the Heike" may come as something of a disappointment, for he is depicted therein as a brave, but utterly pragmatic general, far from the dashing, romantic figure of legend.
	www.artelino.com /articles/heike-monogatari.asp (2677 words)

	Japanese history: Nara, Heian Periods
		The Taira replaced many Fujiwara nobles in important offices while the Minamoto gained military experience by bringing parts of Northern Honshu under Japanese control in the Early Nine Years War (1050 - 1059) and the Later Three Years war (1083 - 1087).
		The major threats with which he was confronted were not only the rivalling Minamoto but also the increasingly militant Buddhist monasteries which frequently led wars between each other and disturbed public order.
		After Kiyomori's death, the Taira and Minamoto clans fought a deciding war for supremacy, the Gempei War, which lasted from 1180 to 1185.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2132.html (641 words)

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