Background
He was the eldest son of Taira no Shigemori, who was the eldest son and heir of Taira no Kiyomori. In contrast to his father Shigemori, who was a brave warrior, Koremori grew up to be a young nobleman who loved poetry and music
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Taira no Koremori
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Career
He was defeated at the battle of Fujigawa in 1180. In April and May of 1183, Koremori invaded Echizen Province, taking Hiuchiyama and several other of Minamoto no Yoshinaka"s strongholds. However, Yoshinaka was able to defeat Koremori in the Battle of Kurikara.
Koremori fled Heike headquarters before the battle of Yashima, seeking a reunion with his family left behind in the capital.
However, along the way he met Priest Takiguchi, formerly Saito Tokiyori, on Mount Koya. Koremori became a monk there and made a pilgrimage to "the three sacred mountain sites Kumano." He then boarded a boat at Hama-no-miya, set out to sea, and then drowned himself.
"Thus, with Rokudai, the Heike line came to an end for all time.".
