The Tale of the Heike

Summary

The Tale of the Heike is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Tale of the Heike authored Akashi Kakuichi^[3].
• The Tale of the Heike authored Fujiwara no Yukinaga^[4].
• The Tale of the Heike's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• The Tale of the Heike's genre is gunki monogatari^[6].
• The Tale of the Heike's genre is epic^[7].
• Taira clan is named after The Tale of the Heike^[8].
• The Tale of the Heike's Commons category is recorded as The Tale of the Heike^[9].
• The Tale of the Heike's language of work or name is recorded as wakan konkō-bun^[10].
• The Tale of the Heike's country of origin is recorded as Kamakura shogunate^[11].
• The Tale of the Heike's has edition or translation is recorded as The Tale of the Heike (annotated edition)^[12].
• The Tale of the Heike's has edition or translation is recorded as Genpei Jōsuiki^[13].
• The Tale of the Heike's has edition or translation is recorded as Genpei Tōjōroku^[14].
• The Tale of the Heike's has edition or translation is recorded as Q113538667^[15].
• The Tale of the Heike's narrative location is recorded as Japan^[16].
• The Tale of the Heike's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Tale of the Heike^[17].
• The Tale of the Heike's main subject is Genpei War^[18].
• The Tale of the Heike's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1240^[19].
• The Tale of the Heike's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '平家物語'}^[20].
• The Tale of the Heike's list of episodes is recorded as Q109596796^[21].
• The Tale of the Heike's list of characters is recorded as list of The Tale of the Heike characters^[22].
• The Tale of the Heike dates from the Kamakura period^[23].
• The Tale of the Heike's set in period is recorded as Genpei War^[24].
• The Tale of the Heike's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1980247', 'amount': '+12'}^[25].
• The Tale of the Heike's derivative work is recorded as heikyoku^[26].
• The Tale of the Heike's derivative work is recorded as The Heike Story^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Akashi Kakuichi^[3], a Buddhist monk^[28], 1299–1371^[29], of Japan^[30] and Fujiwara no Yukinaga^[4].

Publication

The Tale of the Heike's language of work or name is recorded as wakan konkō-bun^[10]. Genres include gunki monogatari^[6] and epic^[7].

Subject and Themes

The Tale of the Heike's main subject is Genpei War^[18].

Material and Period

The Tale of the Heike dates from the Kamakura period^[23].

Why It Matters

The Tale of the Heike ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]