平家物語

aka Heike Monogatari

The Tale of the Heike

Author

Unknown

Language

Classical Japanese

Year

c. 1300-1330

Country

Kamakura Shogunate, Japan

Genre

Epic / 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).