Taira clan

The lute is a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets has many related forms in many different Asian cultures. The most well-known are the Chinese pipa, Japanese biwa, the Vietnamese dan ty, and the Korea bipa. There is confusion and disagreements about the origin of pipa in China. This is due to the fact that the word pipa was used in ancient texts to describe a variety of plucked instrument throughout the era of dynasties well as the differing accounts given in these ancient…

island nation, the samurai effectively held both military and political power over much of Japan by the early 1100s”(Kallie Szczepanski 1). In 1160, the samurai clans of Minamoto and Taira fought for control. The Taira won and established the first samurai-led government. They fought again in the Genpei War which led to the Minamoto clan winning and establishing a shogunate that would impact the government of Japan. The samurai then fought the Mongols twice in the 1200s who might have conquered…

general, was from the Minamoto Clan engulfed in a great civil war against the Taira or Heike Clan. The Heike clan were an aristocratic group full of cultural refinement and arrogance. Their defeat was imminent, for the Minamoto clan slowly restored order and peace through strategic military actions. Through Atsumori’s story, a member of the Heike clan, the buddhist ideals of reconciliation and enlightenment are embedded as social messages. In the beginning, as the Heike clan were retreating,…

influence, new clans were formed around these ruling families and conflicting interests quickly emerged among them. Civil wars soon broke out; these civil wars foresaw the rise of the shoguns that would go on to control Japan. Despite the fact that civil war between various clans was common, there were two main clans that were the most important to the emperors court: Minamoto and Taira. In 1185, Minamoto no Yoritomo gained support from the Samurai through a debate then defeated the Taira and…

The Similarities and Differences Between Samurai and Knights Have you ever thought about the medieval Knights and Samurai and what the similarities and differences are? During the late 1100s in Japan two large military clans called Taira and the Minamoto fought to control the country. The knights and Samurai were similar in many ways.The similarities between the samurai and knights were greater than the differences. This can be shown by looking at three areas: Social positions, training and…

The Downfall of the once Great Samurai Samurai’s have a long, rich history and what it meant to be a Samurai is honor, valor, loyalty. You were also wealthy and were one of the elites of Japan’s class system. Although samurais were once known as “Great”, the samurai’s downfall was inevitable because they want to keep the same traditions not trying modernize. During the eighth century, the Heian Period, around the year 800 to 1200, Samurai originally was referred to household…

The medieval ages seem to have a romantic allure of gallant knights, cunning samurais, lords and ladies, and daring wars. Looking closer, the medieval ages were weaved with fear, fragile obligations, and complex morals. Both Europe and Japan went through a dark age of war and violence after times of great prosperity. In Europe, one of the most well known figures at the time frame were the knights. As for Japan, the samurai and their skill are one of the most notable parts within the Japanese…

Many people, events, and wars have made their mark. But there were certain individuals that made their mark on history that will be remembered for centuries to come. Samurai’s played an important role for Japan's history. From their fashion style to the way they battle, and ways to gain and overpower the government and their ruler. While seeing how the era for Samurai and knights had some common interest, but also not even some…

of the warrior class in Japan began in 1185 with the period known as the Kamakura Period, which was the longest of the three periods in Medieval Ages of Japan. The time period was mark by the defeat of one of the most distinct families in Japan the Taira family and the leadership of the Kamakura Period was appointed to Yoritomo. Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Period and he appointed other commanders called shugos, also known as military officials to different…

The samurai and the knight had his origins in military and economic need. His role was as a warrior, and like the samurai in some cases he was little more than a thug rewarded for his viciousness. But if a knight was to succeed, he had to take his role in the military seriously. Furthermore, like the samurai of Japan as time went on, success required more than brawn: it required loyalty to his liege-lord in society as well as strategy and ingenuity on the battlefield. Born of Noble blood and…