Taira No Norimori

Taira no Norimori (; 1128–1185) was a commander during the Genpei War and was the 3rd son of

Taira no Tadamori was the head of the Taira clan. He was son of Taira no Masamori, and father of Taira no Kiyomori. Tadamori was also governor of the provinces of Harima, Ise, Bizen, and Tajima. He consolidated the influence of the Taira clan at the Imperial ...

. During the Hogen Rebellion, he and his brother supported

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. At the

Battle of Dan-no-ura A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force c ...

, he committed

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by jumping overboard. His older brother,

Taira no Tsunemori Taira no Tsunemori () (1124–1185) was the 3rd son of Taira no Tadamori and a younger half-brother of Taira no Kiyomori. He committed suicide with his younger brother, Taira no Norimori, at the Battle of Dan-no-ura, the last battle of the Genpe ...

, and his son,

Taira no Noritsune was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan. He was the son of Taira no Norimori. He fought in the Genpei War against the Minamoto clan. Genpei War Noritsune was a commander during the Genpei War. He fought in many battles includ ...

, also committed

in the

Battle of Dan-no-Ura A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force c ...

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Taira no, Norimori 1128 births 1185 deaths People of the Heian period Japanese military personnel who died by suicide Suicides by drowning in Japan Taira clan People of the Genpei War