In reference to Japanese history, along with Minamoto, Taira was a hereditary clan name bestowed by the emperors of the Heian period to certain ex-members of the imperial family when they became subjects. The Taira clan is often referred to as Heishi(平氏, literally "Taira clan") or Heike(平家, literally "House of Taira"), using the character's Chinese readinghei.
Offshoots of the imperial dynasty, some grandsons of Emperor Kammu were first given the name Taira in 825 or later. Afterwards, descendants of Emperor Nimmyo, Emperor Montoku, and Emperor Koko were also given the surname. The specific hereditary lines from these emperors are referred to by the emperor's posthumous name followed by Heishi, i.e. Kammu Heishi.
The Taira were one of the four important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period (794–1185) – the others were the Fujiwara clan, the Tachibana clan and the Minamoto clan.
The Kammu Heishi line, founded in 889 by Taira no Takamochi (a great-grandson of the 50th Kammu tenno, reigned 781–806), proved to be the strongest and most dominant line during the late Heian period with Taira no Kiyomori eventually forming the first samurai-dominated government in the history of Japan. A great-grandson of Heishi Takamochi, Taira no Korihira, moved to Ise Province (now part of Mie Prefecture) and established a major daimyo dynasty.
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Archives suggest that the samurai for whom this Eden was created was Taira no Shigemori, the eldest son of the leader of the powerful Taira clan ... Taira no Shigemori, the samurai for whom it is believed the garden was built ... Read More. EXCLUSIVE ... ***** ... .
The Fujiwara clan's dominance and Emperor Shirakawa's reforms, including the creation of the insei system, ignited tensions that fueled the rise of influential military clans like the Minamoto and Taira.
... the second half of Poil Ueda, that of the 12th century Dan-no-ura sea battle between rival clans the Minamoto or Genji, led by their commander Minamoto No Yoshitsune, and the Taira (aka Heike) clan.
Vivid greenery mixed with delicately transitioning hues of red and yellow ... “The Tale of the Heike,” a historical epic chronicling the rise and fall of the Taira clan (Heike) during the late 12th century, contains this intriguing episode ... 19. * * * ... .
During the Genpei War (1180-1185) between the Taira and Minamoto clans, Kiso Yoshinaka (1154-1184), a samurai lord of the Minamoto clan, launched a surprise attack against the Taira in what is remembered as the Battle of the Kurikara Pass.
While Yoshitomo was killed by the rival Taira clan, during the Heiji rebellion of 1160, several of his sons, including Yoshitsune were spared ... of the Taira clan and establish Japan’s first shogunate .
The right screen shows scenes related to the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, during which the Minamoto clan, identified by the white banners they carry, made a daring attack on the rival Taira clan at a Taira stronghold.
At the outbreak of the Genpei War, also known as the Jishō-Juei War, in 1180, two great clans, the Taira and Minamoto, fought for control of Japan... and banishment of the clan’s government rivals.
Noda’s play is set not in Verona but in 12th-centuryJapan, at the beginning of the samurai era, where the Houses of Montague and Capulet find a parallel in the warring Minamoto and Taira clans.
