Taira no Tokiko
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1126 – 1185
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Who was Taira no Tokiko?
Taira no Tokiko was the wife of Taira no Kiyomori, mother of Taira no Tokuko, as well as grandmother of Emperor Antoku. Buddhist name – Nii no Ama 二位尼. According to the Tale of the Heike, Taira no Tokiko drowned herself during the Battle of Dan-no-ura together with the boy-Emperor Antoku and the Sacred Sword, i.e., one of the Three Imperial Regalia of Japan.
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