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Hace 1 día · Taira no Kiyomori Gesturing to the Sun to Stand Still - Great Osaka kabuki portrait of the ruthless general Taira no Kiyomori standing on a verandah, gesturing imperiously to the sun with his fan. He decided that a temple he was having built at Miyajima should be completed before the day's end; when that appeared unlikely, he ordered the sun to stand still until the building project was finished.
Hace 5 días · The Minamoto were thoroughly defeated, and Taira Kiyomori emerged as a major power in the land. Although Kiyomori was born into a middle-ranking provincial warrior family, he became in effect a military noble and dominated the political scene in ways reminiscent of the Fujiwara.
Hace 4 días · Though Taira no Kiyomori died in 1181, the ensuing bloody Genpei War between the Taira and Minamoto families continued for another four years. The victory of the Minamoto clan was sealed in 1185, when a force commanded by Yoritomo's younger brother, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, scored a decisive victory at the naval Battle of Dan-no-ura.
Hace 2 días · The floor of the cloister, which is located in contact with the sea surface, seems to have been set at the lowest point where the floor of the cloister would not be inundated, reflecting the high fluctuation of the water level difference obtained by measuring the tidal action of Ariura Bay over many years during the construction of Ninan and the observation that the bay is a closed bay area ...
Hace 4 días · It is said to have originated when Taira no Masakado, a warlord of imperial lineage, released wild horses at a pasture in Koganegahara, Katsushika County, Shimosa Province — near the present-day Chiba Prefecture cities of Matsudo and Nagareyama — and dedicated them to the gods before conducting military training, with the horses ...
Hace 3 días · In 899 Uda’s successor, the emperor Daigo, simultaneously appointed Tokihira and Michizane as his two top ministers. In 901 Tokihira, jealous of Michizane’s influence, falsely reported to Daigo (who was sympathetic to the Fujiwara) that Michizane was plotting treason.
Hace 3 días · One such figure is Taira no Kiyomori, a prominent military leader of the late Heian period who actively promoted the worship of Benzaiten. The Enoshima Shrine, which is one of the primary centers of Benzaiten worship, was closely linked to figures like Kiyomori, adding to the shrine’s historical and cultural importance.
