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Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori
平清盛
Taira no Kiyomori
Born1118
DiedMarch 20, 1181
Heian-kyō, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)military leader, kugyō
Taira no Kiyomori in his later years, in book illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai
Taira no Kiyomori's signature (kaō).

Taira no Kiyomori (平 清盛, 1118 – March 20, 1181) was a military leader and kugyō of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan.


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