Taira Kiyomori — born 1118, Japan died March 21, 1181, Kyōto Leader of the powerful Taira family and the first member of the warrior class (samurai) to rule Japan. The Taira family had made itself useful to the imperial court quelling pirates on Japan s Inland… … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
Shirakawa, Go- — ▪ emperor of Japan in full Go Shirakawa Tennō , personal name Masahito born Oct. 18, 1127, Kyōto, Japan died April 26, 1192, Kyōto 77th emperor of Japan, during whose reign political power was transferred from the imperial court to the… … Universalium
epic — epically, adv. epiclike, adj. /ep ik/, adj. Also, epical. 1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer s Iliad is an… … Universalium
Fujiwara clan — The Fujiwara clan (藤原氏 Fujiwara shi ), descending from the Nakatomi clan, was a powerful family of regents in Japan that monopolized the regent positions, Sesshō and Kampaku . The clan originated when the founder, Nakatomi no Kamatari (614 669),… … Wikipedia
Minamoto no Yoritomo — In this Japanese name, the family name is Minamoto . Portrait of Yoritomo, copy of the 1179 original hanging scroll, attributed to Fujiwara Takanobu. Color on silk. In 1995 Michio Yonekura argued that this portrait is not of Yoritomo but of… … Wikipedia
Taira Family — ▪ Japanese clan Introduction also called Heike Japanese samurai (warrior) clan of great power and influence in the 12th century. The genealogy and history of the family have been traced in detail from 825, when the name Taira was given to … Universalium
Sutoku — ▪ emperor of Japan in full Sutoku Tennō, personal name Akihito born July 7, 1119, Kyōto died Sept. 14, 1164, Sanuki Province, Japan 75th emperor of Japan; his attempt to usurp his brother s throne resulted in the bloody Hōgen War,… … Universalium
Taira clan — For other uses of the word Taira see Taira (disambiguation) The nihongo|Taira clan|平氏|Taira shi was a major Japanese clan in historical Japan.In reference to Japanese history, along with Minamoto, Taira was a hereditary clan name bestowed by the… … Wikipedia
