- Taira no Noritsune
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Taira no Noritsune (平 教経 ) (1160–1185) fought in the Genpei War battles of Mizushima, Ichi-no-Tani, and Dan-no-ura alongside his brethren in clan Taira. He is supposed to have died by drowning himself, at Dan-no-ura, while holding a Minamoto warrior under each arm. In the play, he is disguised as the priest 'Yokawa no Kakuhan', until he is forced to confess his true identity by Benkei.
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.
Categories:- 1160 births
- 1185 deaths
- Taira clan
- Japanese people stubs
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