Taira no Shigehira
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Famous battles
Following the Battle of Uji in 1180, Shigehira fought in the Siege of Nara, where he burned the monks of the Tōdai-ji monastery.[1]
Shigehira defeated Minamoto no Yukiie at the Battle of Sunomatagawa in 1181.
He was captured in 1184 at the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani. He was then turned over to the monks of the Tōdai-ji monastery in 1185 and was killed as revenge.
Family
He married Fujiwara no Hoshi (藤原輔子), the second daughter of Dainagon Fujiwara Kunitsuna (藤原邦綱).
References
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- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.