Taira Tsuneshige

Deceased Person

1083 – 1088

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Who was Taira Tsuneshige?

Taira Tuneshige was a bushi acting around the Kantō region in the latter period of the Heian period. He is a descendant of Emperor Kammu and of Taira Tadatsune. His father is Taira Tsunekane and His mother is a daughter of Torinoumi Saburō-Tadahira.

In Chiba Taikei-zu, it is written that he succeeded to his younger brother, Tsuneharu Taira, and went to the region known the Chiba city today in 1126. He built his headquarters at Inohana and laid the foundation for the government by the Chiba clan around the region.

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Born
Mar 29, 1083
Died
Sep 8, 1088

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on July 23, 2013

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