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The decision became applicable during the reign of Emperor Kanmu (782–805) and thus, together with the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan was born. [5] Some grandchildren of Emperor Kanmu were the first to bear the name of Taira, after 825. Later, descendants of Emperor Nimmyo, Emperor Montoku and Emperor Koko also received the surname.
To clan – cadet branch of the Chiba clan who descend from the Taira clan. Toda clan – descended from Fujiwara Hokke. Tōdō clan – clan of humble origins founded by Tōdō Takatora, who was a highly trusted commander under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Pages in category "Taira clan" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Taira no Kiyomori is the main character in the Kamakura period epic, the Tale of Heike.. The Daiei Film production of Kenji Mizoguchi's 1955 film Shin Heike Monogatari (variously translated as Taira Clan Saga, Tales of the Taira Clan, and The Sacrilegious Hero) credits its story as "from the novel by Yoshikawa Eiji", which in turn is a 1950 retelling of the 14th-century epic The Tale of the Heike.
Taira no Shigehira (平 重盛, 1158–1185), the Taira Clan's chief commanders; Taira no Shigemori (平 重衡, 1138–1179), the eldest regent of the Taira clan patriarch, Taira no Kiyomori; Taira Shinken (平 信賢, Taira Shinken, 1897–1970) was a Japanese martial artist; Susumu Taira (平良進, 1934–2024), Japanese actor; Taira no ...
List of Kuge families include the high level bureaucrats and nobles in the Japanese Imperial court. [1] This list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the Minamoto, Fujiwara, or Taira) and the kakaku (家格 [], rank).
The end of the war, however, brought destruction to the Taira clan. Taira no Atsumori (平敦盛), young samurai killed by Kumagai Naozane who, because of his youth and innocence, became quite famous in death. Taira no Kiyomori (平清盛), head of the clan at the beginning of the war. Taira no Koremori (平維盛), grandson of Kiyomori.
Taira no Kiyomori gets revenge for his grandson by sending men to cut off the hair of Motofusa's attendants. When Taira no Shigemori learns of these events, he has all of the men fired. Taira no Munemori, son of Taira no Kiyomori, and younger brother of Taira no Shigemori. He became the head of the Taira clan after Taira no Shigemori's ...