was the head of the

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. He was son of Taira no Masamori, and father of Taira no Kiyomori. Tadamori was also

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of the provinces of

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, Bizen, and Tajima. He consolidated the influence of the Taira clan at the Imperial Court, and is said to have been the first samurai to serve the Emperor directly, at Court. As a servant of the Court, Tadamori waged campaigns, beginning in 1129, against

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on the coasts of

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and Nankaidō. He also served his own clan in battling the warrior monks of

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and of Mount Hiei. Tadamori is also credited with the construction of the Rengeō-in, a major and now-famous temple in

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, which includes the longest wooden building in the world, the

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. Tadamori was granted the governorship of Tajima province as a reward for completing this project.

Family

* Father: Taira no Masamori * Wife: Gion no Nyogo (?-1147) * Sons: ** Taira no Kiyomori **

Taira no Tsunemori Taira no Tsunemori ( ja, 平經盛たいらのつねもり) (1124–1185) was the 3rd son of Taira no Tadamori and a younger half-brother of Taira no Kiyomori. He committed suicide with his younger brother, Taira no Norimori, at the Battle of ...

** Taira no Norimori **

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References

*Frederic, Louis (2002). ''Japan Encyclopedia''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. *Papinot, Edmond (1910). ''Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan''. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. {{DEFAULTSORT:Taira no, Tadamori 1096 births 1153 deaths Taira clan People of Heian-period Japan