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The 'Taiheiki' (太平記) is a Japanese historical epic (see gunki monogatari), written in the late 14th century. It deals primarily with the Nanboku-cho, the period of war between the Northern Court of Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and the Southern Imperial Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino. The Nanboku-cho (南北朝, lit. ... The Northern Court, also known as the Ashikaga Pretenders or Northern Pretenders, were a set of 6 claimants to the throne of Japan, today considered not legitimate Emperors. ... Ashikaga Takauji (Jp. ... This page is about the city Kyoto. ... Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇) (November 26, 1288 - September 19, 1339) was the 96th Emperor of Japan. ...


The latest English translation consists of 12 chapters of the 40 chapter epic, and spans the period from Go-Daigo's accession in 1318, through his fall and expulsion in 1333, to his return to Kyoto in 1338. Go-Daigo, unlike many of the Emperors before him, sought to supercede the power of the shoguns, and to actually rule in addition to reigning in name. Thus began a series of battles, both military and political, as the Fujiwara family, who dominated the regency, sought to retain power. These battles, political maneuvers, and other developements of the time are related in the Taiheiki. Events Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Urban VI Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol Deaths Categories: 1318 ... Events End of the Kamakura period and beginning of the Kemmu restoration in Japan. ... -1... His Majesty The Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō) is Japans titular head of state and the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. ... This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. ... The Fujiwara clan (藤原) was a clan of regents who monopolized the title of Sekkan, Sessho and Kampaku. ...


Like most Japanese historical epics, the Taiheiki's tendencies towards drama and exaggeration are acknowledged, but the text is regarded as remaining mostly accurate. It is the primary source on many of the warriors and battles of this period, and also documents elements of the fall of the powerful and historically important Hojo clan. The Hojo clan (北条氏) in History of Japan is a family of regents of the Kamakura Shogunate. ...


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Taiheiki (968 words)
The Taiheiki, sometimes also translated as Chronicle of Grand Pacification, is one of the most famous war tales, or gunki monogatari, of Japanese history that relate the often tragic fates of warriors and courtiers in times of perilous civil disturbances.
The Taiheiki can be rather dull at times, especially when it recites with monotonous gusto the countless names of warriors, something that was doubtless fascinating to the Japanese listeners but that is excruciating to someone who wants to read the story.
For the story is one of utter destruction, with story after story of betrayal --- when the cowardly abandon the family that had provided them with honors and privileges for years --- and death --- when the loyal commit suicide to expiate the favors bestowed on them by the sinking benefactors.
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According to the Taiheiki, emperor Godaigo was in dire straits when one night he dreamt of a seat facing south by a tree.
From the descriptions in the Taiheiki it is possible that Kusunoki had an independent group of warriors under his command, and that his strategy and tactics where not common among the imperial generals.
It is clear that he used deceit to achieve his goals, sometimes by employing warriors who were able to perform covert operations such as infiltrating a castle and opening its gates from the inside, for example.
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