Name Taira Tadamori Children Taira no Kiyomori | Died February 10, 1153, Japan | |
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Role Taira no Kiyomori's father Grandchildren Taira no Tokuko, Taira no Shigemori, Taira no Tomomori, Taira no Shigehira, Taira no Munemori Great grandchildren Taira no Tokuko, Taira no Koremori Similar People Taira no Kiyomori, Taira no Shigemori, Taira no Tokuko, Taira no Shigehira, Taira no Munemori | ||
Taira no Tadamori (平 忠盛, 1096 – February 10, 1153) was a Taira clan samurai, son of Masamori and father of Taira no Kiyomori, and member of the Kebiishi (Imperial police force). Tadamori was also governor of the provinces of Harima, Ise, Bizen, and Tajima.
He consolidated the influence of the Taira clan at the Imperial Court, and is said to have been the first samurai to serve the Emperor directly, at Court.
As a servant of the Court, Tadamori waged campaigns, beginning in 1129, against pirates on the coasts of San'yodo and Nankaido (two of the Gokishichido, large administrative divisions of Japan). He also served his own clan in battling the warrior monks of Nara and of Mount Hiei.
Tadamori is also credited with the construction of the Rengeo-in, a major and now-famous temple in Kyoto, which includes the longest wooden building in the world, the Sanjusangen-do. Tadamori was granted the governorship of Tajima province as a reward for completing this project.