Taira no Kiyofusa (平清房)

TAIRA no Kiyofusa (year of birth unknown - March 27, 1184) was the eighth son of TAIRA no Kiyomori.

He was appointed Awaji no kami (the governor of Awaji Province) in the Coup of the Third Year of Jisho in 1179.

In the Battle of Ichi no tani in 1184, he joined his brother Tomomori's troops to guard the camp at Ikuta Woods. However, after MINAMOTO no Noriyori's troops had broken through his line, he resolutely attacked the enemy's camp with his cousin Tsunetoshi and his brother-in-law Kiyosada, three horsemen in all, and was killed in battle.

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