Taira Tadamori

Taira Tadamori (born 1096, Japan—died Dec. 2, 1153, Japan) was a warrior whose military and diplomatic skills made the Taira clan the most powerful family in Japan and laid the groundwork for his son Kiyomori’s assumption of virtual control over the country. After the death of his father, Masamori, who had established the family along the Inland Sea in western Japan, Tadamori helped the Imperial court by subduing the pirates menacing navigation. In so doing,...