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Death of Taira no Kiyomori

Type Event Region Japan Time 1181

On March 28, 1181 CE, Taira no Kiyomori, the central figure of the Taira regime, died of illness in Kyoto aged sixty-four.

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  1. 1181Taira residence at Rokujō, Kyoto · Kyoto CityAs the Genpei War intensified, Taira no Kiyomori lay ill at his Rokujō residence in Kyoto, unable to personally command Taira forces at the front.
  2. 1181Taira residence at Rokujō, Kyoto · Kyoto CityOn the twenty-eighth day of the third month of Jōshō 5, Taira no Kiyomori died of illness in Kyoto, aged sixty-four. After his death, the Taira clan's military and political affairs passed to heirs such as Munemori.

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