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Portrait or photograph of Taira no Kiyomori: 平清盛 。

Virtual Memorial

Taira no Kiyomori

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Taira no Kiyomori, remembered for Taira clan leadership, Late Heian politics, Genpei War era.

1118 - 1181Kyoto, Japan
Portrait or photograph of Taira no Kiyomori: Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), realist portrait or nise-e. He was a military leader and kugyō of the late Heian per
Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), realist portrait or nise-e. He was a military leader and kugyō of the late Heian period of Japan. [Completed] Late Kamakura period. [Artists] Tamenob Artist: Fujiwara Tamenobu (藤原為信 - ためのぶ) and Takenobu (豪信 たけのぶ) (both dates of birth and death unknown). Late Kamakura period., National Archives of Japan - https://www.archives.go.jp/exhibition/digital/heikemonogatari/contents/09.html, Public domain, via Wikim

Why Taira no Kiyomori Is Remembered

Taira no Kiyomori is remembered for taira clan leadership, late heian politics, genpei war era. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Taira no Kiyomori.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Kyoto, Japan is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Taira no Kiyomori's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Taira no Kiyomori was a Japanese military leader and kugyō of the late Heian period, who was Daijō-daijin and the de facto ruler of Japan from 1167 until his death. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Taira no Kiyomori: Taira no Shigemori (1138-1179), realist portrait or nise-e. He was the eldest regent of the Taira clan patriarch, T

Taira no Shigemori (1138-1179), realist portrait or nise-e. He was the eldest regent of the Taira clan patriarch, Taira no Kiyomori. [Completed] Late Kamakura period. [Artists] Tam

Artist: Fujiwara Tamenobu (藤原為信 - ためのぶ) and Takenobu (豪信 たけのぶ) (both dates of birth and death unknown). Late Kamakura period., National Archives of Japan - https://www.archives.go.jp/exhibition/digital/heikemonogatari/contents/09.html, Public domain, via Wikim

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Portrait or photograph of Taira no Kiyomori: Taira no Munemori (1147-1185), realist portrait or nise-e. He was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira c

Taira no Munemori (1147-1185), realist portrait or nise-e. He was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War. [Completed] Late Kamaku

Artist: Fujiwara Tamenobu (藤原為信 - ためのぶ) and Takenobu (豪信 たけのぶ) (both dates of birth and death unknown). Late Kamakura period., National Archives of Japan - https://www.archives.go.jp/exhibition/digital/heikemonogatari/contents/09.html, Public domain, via Wikim

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Portrait or photograph of Taira no Kiyomori: Hiroshige Utagawa, Taira no Kiyomori ve apariciones sobrenaturales (1840).

Hiroshige Utagawa, Taira no Kiyomori ve apariciones sobrenaturales (1840).

Utagawa Hiroshige, http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/triptychs/MiscTriptychs/images/Taira-noKiyomori.jpg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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