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The 14 pages that link to Taira no Kiyomori, each with the reason it gives.

• Genpei WarRelated: His earlier concentration of court power set the stage for armed opposition.

• Minamoto no YoritomoCompared with: Kiyomori’s victory over Yoritomo’s father created the political order Yoritomo later challenged.

• ShogunRelated: His ascendancy preceded the establishment of the shogunate as a durable military government.

• Taira clanBroader topic: He transformed family influence into control of the imperial court.

• Battle of Dan-no-uraRelated: His family’s political ascendancy preceded the war that ended at Dan-no-ura.

• Minamoto clanCompared with: His rise provoked the conflict that made the Minamoto the Taira’s decisive rivals.

• Minamoto no YoshitsuneRelated: Kiyomori’s treatment of the Minamoto family shaped the conflict Yoshitsune later fought.

• Heiji RebellionBroader topic: His victory over Yoshitomo made him the rebellion’s chief political beneficiary.

• The Tale of the HeikeBroader topic: His ambition and downfall anchor the epic’s account of Taira power.

• Hōgen RebellionRelated: He fought for Go-Shirakawa and gained standing from the victory.

• MiyajimaRelated: His patronage helped raise Itsukushima Shrine to prominence in the late Heian period.

• Itsukushima ShrineRelated: His patronage in the twelfth century helped establish the shrine’s grand architectural character.

• BenkeiCompared with: Kiyomori represents the opposing Taira power against which the Minamoto campaigns were fought.

• Taiga dramaBroader topic: It brings a medieval power struggle into the annual series.