平家物語

aka Heike Monogatari

The Tale of the Heike

AuthorUnknown

LanguageClassical Japanese

Yearc. 1300-1330

CountryKamakura Shogunate, Japan

GenreEpic / Long-form / Standalone Poem

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The Tale of the Heike is an epic account compiled prior to 1330 of the struggle between the Taira clan and Minamoto clan for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War (1180–1185).— Wikipedia