TAIRA

Meaning of TAIRA in English

/tuy"rddah/ , n.

1. a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160-85.

2. former name of Iwaki .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TAIRA — variant of tayra
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAIRA — (n.) Same as Tayra.
Английский словарь Webster
TAIRA — ( n. ) Same as Tayra.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAIRA — noun ·same·as tayra.
Webster English vocab
TAIRA KIYOMORI — born 1118, Japan died March 21, 1181, Kyōto Leader of the powerful Taira family and the first member of the …
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TAIRA TADAMORI — born , 1096, Japan died Dec. 2, 1153, Japan warrior whose military and diplomatic skills made the Taira clan the …
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TAIRA MASAMORI — flourished 12th century, , Japan warrior responsible for the rise to power of the Taira clan in Japan. The leader …
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TAIRA MASAKADO — died , March 25, 940, Kitayama, Shimosa Province, Japan Japanese rebel leader descended from the emperor Kammu (reigned 781806). In …
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TAIRA KIYOMORI — born , 1118, Japan died March 21, 1181, Kyoto first of the Japanese soldier-dictators, whose victories in the Hogen and …
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TAIRA FAMILY — also called Heike Japanese samurai (warrior) clan of great power and influence in the 12th century. The genealogy and history …
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TAIRA KIYOMORI — born 1118, Japan died March 21, 1181, Ky 014D; to Leader of the powerful Taira family and the first member …
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MINAMOTO YOSHITSUNE — born 1159, Japan died June 15, 1189, Fort Koromogawa, Mutsu province, Japan Charismatic half brother of Minamoto Yoritomo who helped …
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MINAMOTO YORITOMO — born 1147, Japan died Feb. 9, 1199, Kamakura Founder of the Kamakura shogunate, or bakufu . A member of the …
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KAMAKURA PERIOD — (1192–1333) Period of Japanese history marked by the country's first era of military government. The Kamakura shogunate was established by …
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HEIAN PERIOD — (794–1185) Period of Japanese history named for the capital city of Heian-kyō ( Kyōto ). It is known mainly for …
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TAYRA — noun also tai·ra ˈtīrə ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese taira & Spanish taira, tayra, from Tupi : a long-tailed mustelid …
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SUTOKU — born July 7, 1119, Kyoto died Sept. 14, 1164, Sanuki Province, Japan in full Sutoku Tenno, personal name Akihito 75th …
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SHIRAKAWA, GO- — born Oct. 18, 1127, Kyoto, Japan died April 26, 1192, Kyoto in full Go-Shirakawa Tenno, personal name Masahito 77th emperor …
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MINAMOTO YOSHITSUNE — born 1159, Japan died June 15, 1189, Fort Koromogawa, Mutsu Province, Japan warrior who engineered many of the military victories …
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MINAMOTO YOSHITOMO — born 1123, Japan died Feb. 12, 1160, Owari Province, Japan Japanese warrior whose support of Taira Kiyomori, the leader of …
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MINAMOTO TAMEYOSHI — born 1096, Japan died Aug. 17, 1156, Japan warrior whose defeat by his own son resulted in the temporary eclipse …
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JAPAN, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a white field bearing a central red disk (a stylized sun). The flag has a width-to-length …
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HOJO TOKIMASA — born 1138, Izu Province, Japan died Feb. 6, 1215, Izu Japanese warrior who aided Minamoto Yoritomo in establishing the Kamakura …
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HOGEN DISTURBANCE — Japanese Hogen No Ran (July 1156), in Japan, conflict in the Hogen era between the Taira and Minamoto clans that …
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HEIKE MONOGATARI — English The Tale of the Heike medieval Japanese heroic epic, which is to Japanese literature what the Iliad is to …
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HEIAN PERIOD — in Japanese history, the period between 794 and 1185, named for the location of the Imperial capital, which was moved …
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GEMPEI WAR — (118085), final struggle in Japan between the Taira and Minamoto clans that resulted in the Minamoto's establishment of the Kamakura …
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ANTOKU — born Dec. 22, 1178, Kyoto died April 25, 1185, Nagato Dannoura, Japan in full Antoku Tenno, personal name Tokihito 81st …
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MINAMOTO YOSHITSUNE — born 1159, Japan died June 15, 1189, Fort Koromogawa, Mutsu province, Japan Charismatic half brother of Minamoto Yoritomo who helped …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MINAMOTO YORITOMO — born 1147, Japan died Feb. 9, 1199, Kamakura Founder of the Kamakura shogunate, or bakufu . A member of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KAMAKURA PERIOD — (11921333) Period of Japanese history marked by the country's first era of military government. The Kamakura shogunate was established by …
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