"Atsumori" redirects here. For the Noh play by Zeami Motokiyo, see Atsumori (play).
In this Japanese name, the surname is Taira.
Taira no Atsumori (平 敦盛)
Atsumori by Kanō Yasunobu
Born
1169
Died
1184 (aged 15-16)
Occupation
Warrior
Taira no Atsumori (平 敦盛) (1169–1184) was a samurai of the late Heian period of Japan. He was a member of the Taira clan (Heike) who fought in the Genpei War against the Minamoto (Genji).
He is mostly known for his early death at the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani and his appearance in the epic The Tale of the Heike, in which he was killed by the remorseful warrior Kumagai Naozane. He is also the subject of the famous Noh play Atsumori .
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