Taira Tsuneshige

In this Japanese name, the family name is Taira.

Taira Tuneshige (平常重 (also known as 千葉常重 Chiba Tsuneshige), March 29, 1083?-September 8, 1088?) was a bushi acting around the Kantō region in the latter period of the Heian period. He is a descendant of Emperor Kammu (桓武天皇) and of Taira Tadatsune (平忠常). His father is Taira Tsunekane (平常兼) and His mother is a daughter of Torinoumi Saburō-Tadahira (鳥海三郎忠衡).

In Chiba Taikei-zu, it is written that he succeeded to his younger brother, Tsuneharu Taira (平常晴), and went to the region known the Chiba city today in 1126. He built his headquarters at Inohana and laid the foundation for the government by the Chiba clan around the region.

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