Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Taira no Masakado

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Taira no Masakado

平将門将門
alternative words: Tairano Masakado, Masakado Taira, Masakado
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Heishi , Heian period
related web sites: http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/gutoku2/syouheinoran1.html , http://www4.justnet.ne.jp/~takeuchi_toshinori/masakado.htm , http://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp
explanation: Warlord of the middle Heian period. He is a grand son of Taira no Takamochi who founded prestigious Heike family. Initially the quarrel over a woman, it had been degenerate to a large scale rebellion over the whole Kanto region. Masakado wanted to create an independent country in the east of Japan by nominating own regional governors. He was killed by Fujiwara no Hidesato in 940. Now, he has been enshrined at Kanda shrine as a protector of Tokyo.