Fukuhara-kyō
thumb|right|Marker indicating the former location of Fukuhara-kyō. Fukuhara-kyō (福原京, Capital of Fukuhara) was the capital of Japan, for roughly six months in 1180. It was also the center of Taira no Kiyomori's power and the site of his retirement palace.
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thumb|right|Marker indicating the former location of Fukuhara-kyō. Fukuhara-kyō (福原京, Capital of Fukuhara) was the capital of Japan, for roughly six months in 1180. It was also the center of Taira no Kiyomori's power and the site of his retirement palace.
Fukuhara, in or near what is today Hyōgo Ward in the city of Kobe, was made the official residence of Taira no Kiyomori in 1160, following the Heiji Rebellion in which his Taira clan crushed the rival Minamoto clan. From roughly this time until his death in 1181, Kiyomori was the de facto political chief of state. He was appointed Daijō Daijin (Chancellor) in 1167, and married his daughter into the Imperial family, gaining even greater influence at Court.
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