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Taira no Noritsune (平 教経) (1160 – 1185) was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan. He was the son of Taira no Norimori . He fought in the Genpei War against the Minamoto clan.
Taira no Noritsune, Kiyomori's nephew and a strong warrior, fails to have a fight with Minamoto no Yoshitsune and dies fighting bravely. Taira clan head Taira no Munemori, Taira no Tokuko, Kiyomori's daughter, are captured alive. After the battle, Yoshitsune returns to capital with the Imperial Treasures (the sacred sword has been lost) and ...
The Taira tied their ships together and placed planks across them to form a flat fighting surface. [ 2 ] The battle began with Taira archers loosing a rain of arrows upon the Minamoto boats; when the boats were close enough, daggers and swords were drawn, and the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
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.
Pages in category "Taira clan" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. ... Taira no Noritsune; Taira no Shigehira; Taira no Shigemori; Taira no ...
The kitsune's magic hampers the monk's schemes, and Kakuhan, the one monk who most strongly opposed the samurai lord, is revealed to be Taira no Noritsune, the third surviving Taira general, in disguise. Noritsune and Yoshitsune clash swords several times before Emperor Antoku appears from the next room. Noritsune, of course, bows low to his ...
Taira no Munemori (平宗盛), son and heir of Kiyomori; head of the clan for much of the war. Taira no Noritsune (平教経), a Taira samurai. Taira no Shigehira (平重衡), general, son of Kiyomori. Taira no Tadanori (平忠度), general, brother of Kiyomori. Taira no Tokiko (平時子), wife of Kiyomori who committed suicide at the battle ...
Taira no Kiyomori (平清盛) Voiced by: Tesshō Genda (Japanese); Frank Todaro (English) [2] [5] The leader of the Taira clan. He has become a monk, but still wields power, and his mercurial nature causes problems for the clan and his eldest son and heir, Shigemori. His other children are; Munemori, Tomomori, Tokuko and Shigehira.