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Taira no Masakado

Type Figure Region Japan Time c. 900–940 Also known as Masakado

Taira no Masakado (year of birth unknown, killed in action 940) was a Kantō warrior magnate of the mid-Heian period who rebelled in 939–940 in Shimōs…

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  1. c. 920–938Shimōsa Province · ShimōsaSon of Taira no Kunika, he served as an estate steward and similar posts in Kantō's Shimōsa region, feuding with his uncle Taira no Yoshikane and others over land and official posts, with tensions gradually escalating.
  2. 939–940Kantō provinces · KantōIn 939 he rose against his rivals and seized Hitachi, Shimōsa, Kazusa, Musashi, Kōzuke, and other provinces, proclaiming himself a new emperor. The court dispatched Minamoto no Tsunekōshi, Fujiwara no Sadayoshi, and others to suppress the revolt; he was defeated and killed in 940.

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