Taira Kiyomori
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: A warrior who rose to power in the last years of aristocratic government in Japan, Kioyomori used political connections and the marriages of his daughters to control the imperial court. Shortly after his death, his family was destroyed, marking the most dramatic rise and fall in Japanese history.
Early Life
Taira Kiyomori was the son of the great warrior Taira Tadamori, whose military family had formed an alliance with retired emperors at the Japanese court. Both sides prospered from this alliance as the aristocratic Fujiwara family,...
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