Tag: Taira Masakado

Taira Treason

August 26, 2021 justin-david-hebert Heian, Season 5 Comments Off on Taira Treason
Season 5, Episode 18: Taira Treason
The final battles of Taira Masakado after his 939 consolidation of Kantō. Original Map Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons
Taira Masakado’s spooky daughter Takayasha-hime, holding a bell and a sword. The frog in the upper left corner, next to Masakado himself, is a verbal pun as the word KAERU can mean “frog” or “to return.”

Taira Troubles

August 23, 2021 justin-david-hebert Heian, Season 5 Comments Off on Taira Troubles
Season 5, Episode 17: Taira Troubles
A famous painting of Taira Masakado trampling an enemy warrior whose tachi sword broke. Source: Public Domain
Taira Masakado’s battles against his cousin Taira Sadamori. Original Map Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

A Disturbance in Kantō

August 19, 2021 justin-david-hebert Heian, Season 5 Comments Off on A Disturbance in Kantō
Season 5, Episode 16: A Disturbance in Kantō
The Kantō Region in Japan, with modern prefectural boundaries. Source: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Taira Masakado created long after his time. This painting is a recreation as its original was destroyed in 1945. Source: Public Domain
The Kantō in the time of Taira Masakado. Locations are approximate. Base Map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons.