- Taira no Sadamori
Taira no Sadamori (平貞盛)(10th c.) was a samurai of the
Taira clan who was involved in suppressing the revolt ofTaira no Masakado in the 930s-940. He was the son ofTaira no Kunika and grandson ofTaira no Takamochi , the founder of theKammu Heishi line. Sadamori was an ancestor of theHōjō clan which wielded considerable political power several centuries later, during theKamakura period ; his fourth son,Taira no Korehisa , was the progenitor of the Ise Taira branch family.In 935, while Sadamori held the post of "
Samanojō " (deputy horseguard), his father was killed by Taira no Masakado, in an uprising. Sadamori andFujiwara no Hidesato pursued and faced Masakado, killing him in the 940 battle of Kojima.Sadamori was awarded the fifth rank in court for his heroism, and over the course of his life later earned the posts of
Chinjufu shogun and governor ("kami") ofMutsu Province , as well as the fourth rank at court.Elements of Sadamori's life remain in the folklore volume "
Konjaku Monogatari-shū " (Tales of Past and Present).References
*This article is derived from the corresponding one on the Japanese Wikipedia.
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