Taira no Tsunetoshi (平経俊)

TAIRA no Tsunetoshi (1166 - March 27, 1184) was a busho (Japanese military commander) who lived during the late Heian period. He was the son of TAIRA no Tsunemori, and his brothers were Tsunemasa, Atsumori and so on. His official court rank was Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) as Wakasa no kami (the governor of Wakasa Province).

In the Battle of Ichi no tani, he fought with the Minamoto army in Ikuta Woods under his cousin Tomomori's command. He attacked the enemy's camp with his cousins Kiyofusa and Kiyosada, three horsemen in all, to fight a fierce battle and was finally killed.

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