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The New Tale of Taira (5): Shin Heike Monogatari

The New Tale of Taira (5): Shin Heike Monogatari

Yoshikawa, Eiji
Hayauchi, Yutaka

Paperback

Historical Fiction

ISBN10: 3696754390
ISBN13: 9783696754396
Publisher: Bod - Books on Demand
Published: Oct 27 2026
Pages: 586
Weight: 1.26
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Taira's strength remained unshakable throughout the country. Kiyomori commanded a vast army against which the tenno and the nobles were powerless. The former tenno Goshirakawa tried a plot to betray the Taira in the Shishigadani Valley. Kiyomori cracked down on the traitors with his overwhelming forces. Kiyomori's daughter Tokuko gave birth to a prince by Tenno Takakura. Kiyomori's joy was immense. Just at this joyful time, Shigemori, Kiyomori's heir, died. Yukiie, uncle of Yoritomo, Yoshitsune and Yoshinaka Minamoto, attempted to weaken Taira's power through his tactics. Yukiie was prone to overestimating himself. His tactics were lost against the capital police of Tokitada Taira. Yoshitsune Minamoto closed Yukiie's hopeless situation by decisive and sincere negotiation with Tokitada Taira. That night, Yoshitsune overcame the giant monk Benkei waiting for Yoshitsune on the bridge at the fifth Jo to kill him. Goshirakawa seized Taira's lands and offices. Kiyomori lost his patience. Kiyomori placed Goshirakawa under house arrest and abolished his court. The seventy-seven-year-old Yorimasa Minamoto had practiced perseverance his entire life and was now almost at his goal. Goshirakawa's son, Prince Mochihito, composed a royal decree for the Minamoto: Strike down the Taira and his gang! The Genpei War, the war between the Minamoto and the Taira, began.

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