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Heike Kern
Heike may refer to: * Heike (given name), a (not exclusively) feminine given name, derived from the male name Anri (Henry) * Taira clan, sometimes referred to as "Heike" * Heike crab, a species of crab named after the Taira (Heike) clan * Heike Ondo, a Japanese folk song * Heike Shamisen, a Japanese musical instrument * The Tale of the Heike is an epic account compiled prior to 1330 of the struggle between the Taira clan and Minamoto clan for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War (1180–1185). Heike () refers to the Taira (), ''hei'' being the ''on'yo ..., an epic account of clan struggle {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heike (given Name)
Heike is a given name of Germanic origin, most commonly but not exclusively female. The male form is Heiko (given name), Heiko. Notable persons with this name include: * Heike Blaßneck (born 1971), German hurdler * Heike Balck (born 1970), German high jumper * Heike Dähne (born 1961), German swimmer * Heike Drechsler (born 1964), German track and field athlete * Heike Faber (born 1965), German television actress * Heike Fassbender, German mathematician * Heike Fischer (born 1982), German diver * Heike Friedrich (born 1970), German freestyle swimmer * Heike Henkel (born 1964), German former athlete * Heike Hennig (born 1966), German choreographer and director * Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853–1926), Dutch physicist * Heike Kemmer (born 1962), German equestrian gold medalist * Heike Koerner (born 1973), Mexican backstroke swimmer * Heike Langguth (born 1979), German vice-champion in Muay Thai * Heike Lätzsch (born 1973), German field hockey striker * Heike Lehmann (born 1962), Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taira Clan
The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi Periods of Japanese history – the others being the Fujiwara, the Tachibana, and the Minamoto. The clan is divided into four major groups, named after the emperor they descended from: Kanmu Heishi, Ninmyō Heishi, Montoku Heishi, and Kōkō Heishi. The clan is commonly referred to as or , using the character's On'yomi for ''Taira'', while means " clan", and is used as a suffix for "extended family". History Along with the Minamoto, Taira was one of the honorary surnames given by the emperors of the Heian Period (794–1185 CE) to their children and grandchildren who were not considered eligible for the throne. The clan was founded when the Imperial Court grew too large, and the emperor ordered that the descendants of previous emperors from several generations ago would no longer be princes, but would instead be given noble surnames and ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heike Crab
is a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face (a case of pareidolia) which is interpreted to be the face of an angry samurai hence the nickname samurai crab. The crabs are named after the once powerful Taira clan which dominated medieval Japan, commonly known as the Heike. It is believed that these crabs are reincarnations of the Heike warriors defeated at the naval Battle of Dan-no-ura as told in ''The Tale of the Heike''. While the crabs are edible, they are not eaten by most Japanese. Origin of the carapace pattern Heikegani were used by Carl Sagan in his popular science television series '' Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'' as an example of unintentional artificial selection, an interpretation originally published by Julian Huxley in 1952. According to this hypothesis, the crabs with shells resembling samurai were thrown back to the sea by fishermen out of respect for the Heike warriors, while those not resembling samurai were e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heike Shamisen
The ''heike shamisen'' (Japanese: 平家三味線), is a Japanese musical instrument, member of the shamisen family. Like its other counterparts, the heike shamisen has three strings, a slender neck, a body taut with skin, and it is plucked with a plectrum called a bachi. Construction What is peculiar about the heike shamisen is that it is made particularly for the use in one song, called Heike Ondo, which is a folk song from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As the song calls for a higher range of notes, the heike shamisen is constructed with a shorter neck than conventional shamisen. It is possible to use a normal-sized shamisen in place of a heike shamisen, but it must be prepared with a capo device, known as "kase" in Japanese. In Japanese music, there is a buzzy sound quality that is often preferred called "sawari," and this effect is adjusted by a device often found built into the shamisen, that raises or lowers the 1st string at the nut. A drawback to using a sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
