Medieval Japanese Warfare
... The Shogunate: The Genpei War • The Genpei War came at the end of the Heian period – Begins as a drawn out territorial feud between the Minamoto Clan and the Taira Clan • Emperor staid neutral, and became irrelevant to the fighting ...
... The Shogunate: The Genpei War • The Genpei War came at the end of the Heian period – Begins as a drawn out territorial feud between the Minamoto Clan and the Taira Clan • Emperor staid neutral, and became irrelevant to the fighting ...
Heian period
The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature. Although the Imperial House of Japan had power on the surface, the real power was in the hands of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful aristocratic family who had intermarried with the imperial family. Many emperors actually had mothers from the Fujiwara family. Heian (平安) means ""peace"" in Japanese.