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Rise of the Taira Clan

Type Event Region Japan Time 1118–1120

Around 1118 CE, the Ise Taira under Taira no Tadamori and Taira no Kiyomori rose rapidly by meeting the military needs of Go-Shirakawa's cloistered r…

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  1. 1118Kyoto · KyotoTaira no Tadamori was appointed kemonofu, overseeing Kyoto's security and arrests, marking the Taira's formal entry into the court's military officialdom and elevating them above ordinary provincial warrior lords.
  2. 1118–1120Seto Inland Sea coast · Seto Inland SeaTaira no Tadamori led troops against pirates and local bandits, winning repeated victories and receiving estates and official promotions; his son Taira no Kiyomori also trained in the army, greatly boosting the Taira's martial reputation.

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