Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori
平清盛
Taira no Kiyomori
Born1118
Heian-kyō, Japan
DiedMarch 20, 1181
Heian-kyō, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)military leader, kugyō
Taira no Kiyomori in his later years, in book illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai
Taira no Kiyomori's signature (kaō).
In this Japanese name, the surname is Taira.

Taira no Kiyomori (平 清盛, 1118 – March 20, 1181) was a military leader and kugyō of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan.