Taira (Heike)Taira (Ise Heishi)
Taira no Atsumori
平敦盛
“The Young Lord of the Flute”
1169–1184 (aged 16)
- Rank / office
- Mukan no Taifu
- Domain / base
- Ise Heishi
- Banner / crest
- Swallowtail butterfly
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Son of Kiyomori's brother Tsunemori, a graceful young warrior known as a master of the flute. On the shore of the rout at Ichi-no-Tani he was called back by Kumagai Naozane and killed, after Naozane's agonised hesitation over a youth the same age as his own son. The famous flute "Saeda" at his waist deepened the pathos. His death was sung in the kōwaka dance "Atsumori," which Nobunaga is said to have loved.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1184Juei 3
The Shore at Ichi-no-Tani
Called back by Kumagai Naozane on the shore of the rout, he grappled with him.
Battle of Ichi-no-Tani 1,500 troops Watch in 3D › Kiyomori's nephew, only seventeen and known as a master of the flute. Fleeing to the sea, he was called back by Kumagai Naozane and killed. - 1184Juei 3
A Young Death
Died young at the hands of Naozane, who grieved for him as for his own son.
