Taira no Chikazane (平親真?) was the great-grandson to the reputed leader of Taira, Taira no Kiyomori, and son to Taira no Sukemori, a representory general beneath the command of Kiyomori during the Heian Period of the 12th century of Japan. For other uses of the word Taira see Taira (disambiguation The was a major Japanese clan in historical Japan was a general of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first Samurai -dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. As Chikazane unfortunately suffered from the loss of his father at the year of 1185—at which Sukemori had been reportedly killed within the Battle of Dannoura—he was already of exceedingly young age, and was thus orphaned to a Shinto priest within the neighboring village of Oda for the sake of his own protection. The was a major sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Dan-no-ura, in the Shimonoseki Strait off the southern tip of Honshū. is the native religion of Japan and was once its State religion. This village, which was within the province of Echizen was seen as a valuable region at which Chikazane would be able to essentially secure his own safety; and as a result to the threat of the Genpei War and growing power within the hands of the Minamoto, Chikazane discarded his surname 'Taira' and equipped himself with a new surname: 'Oda'. The ( 1180 &ndash 1185) were a Conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans and in late- Heian period Japan. was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period ( 794 – 1185 AD on those of their sons and grandsons who were not Then to ensure that his lineage survived to all means, he created a general line of priests within the village solely for expanding his name. This action would eventually give birth to a selected few individuals of great ability as like that of Oda Nobunaga who rose with such a family line flowing through his blood; although Nobunaga suggestively preferred to be known as a descendant of the Fujiwara, occasionally seizing many circumstances with such a ruse of authority and prestige. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history
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