Taira family

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The term Taira family could refer to:

  • The Taira clan, a large Japanese warrior clan of imperial descent
  • The Ise Heishi (伊勢平氏?), the principal branch of the Taira clan that dominated Japanese politics for a time in the twelfth century under Taira no Kiyomori, before being defeated and effectively extinguished following the Genpei War

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