Taira (Heike)Taira (Ise Heishi)
Taira no Noritsune
平教経
“Fiercest Warrior of the Taira”
birth unknown–1185
- Rank / office
- Governor of Noto
- Domain / base
- Ise Heishi
- Banner / crest
- Swallowtail butterfly
- Battles in 3D
- 3 battles
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Son of Kiyomori's brother Norimori, celebrated as the fiercest warrior of the whole Taira clan. He harried the Minamoto everywhere, and at Yashima shot down Satō Tsugunobu. In the final moments at Dan-no-ura, the Tale of the Heike tells, he pursued Yoshitsune as he escaped in the eight-boat leap, then seized two enemy warriors under his arms and threw himself into the sea.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1184Juei 3
Battle of Yashima
Harried the Minamoto with his mighty bow and shot down Satō Tsugunobu.
Battle of Yashima 3,000 troops Watch in 3D › The greatest archer in the land. He turned back from the ships and shot at Yoshitsune alone on the shore, the antagonist of the dropped-bow episode. - 1184
Battle of Ichi-no-Tani
The finest archer of the Taira. He fought hard to steady the panicking headquarters but could not withstand the surprise attack from behind.
Ichi-no-Tani, Settsu Province 9,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1185Genryaku 2
The End at Dan-no-ura
Hunted Yoshitsune to the brink and finally, it is said, threw himself into the sea with an enemy in each arm.
Battle of Dan-no-ura 3,000 troops Watch in 3D › The fierce warrior feared as the greatest archer in the land. He leapt from ship to ship hunting Yoshitsune alone, and finally went into the sea with an enemy in each arm.
