The Taiheiki is arguably one of the most dismissed works of literature in Japanese history, doomed to always exist solely in comparison to the far more highly regarded Heike Monogatari. But even so, there’s a lot to draw the interest of the interested historian. So, what can we learn about medieval Japan from its most famously “eh” work of literature?
Sources
McCullough, Helen Craig. Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan
Piggott, Joan. “Introduction to the Taiheiki: The Chronicle of Great Peace.” Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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