Taira no Masakado | |
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平将門 | |
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Born | Unknown; c. early 900s? |
Died | 14th day of the 2nd month, Tengyō 3 (March 25, 940) |
Resting place | Masakado-zuka, Ōtemachi, Tokyo (head)
Enmei-in, Bandō, Ibaraki (body) |
Other names | Taira no Kojirō Masakado (平小次郎将門) Sōma no Kojirō (相馬小次郎) |
Known for | Rebelling against the central government |
Children | Yoshikado Masakuni Haruhime (Nyoshun-ni) Nyozō-ni (Jizō-ni) Satsukihime (Takiyashahime) |
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Taira no Masakado (平将門, died March 25, 940) was a Heian period provincial magnate (gōzoku) and samurai based in eastern Japan, notable for leading the first recorded uprising against the central government in Kyōto.[1]