Taira no Norimori

Taira no Norimori (Japanese: 平教盛 たいら の のりもり) (1128 - 1185) was the younger half-brother of Taira no Kiyomori and father-in-law of Fujiwara no Naritsune. He was the 4th son of Taira no Tadamori. During the Hogen Rebellion, he and his brother supported Emperor Go-Shirakawa. At the Battle of Dan-no-ura during the Genpei War, he committed suicide by jumping overboard. His older brother, Taira no Tsunemori, also committed suicide.


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