The novel by a classic of Japanese literature, the author of the bestsellers “The Honor of the Samurai”, “Ten Men of the Sword”, tells the story of the real events of medieval Japan. The power of the aristocratic house of Fujiwara was great, its wealth was limitless. But the era of luxury and extravagance gave rise to internal strife and discontent among influential monasteries. In the struggle for power, the Fujiwara tried to win over the rival houses of Heike and Genji. The origins of the first shogunate, the struggle and peaceful activities of the Heike house and its young leader Heike Kiyomori are vividly and fascinatingly described in this book. The Heike overthrew the Fujiwara and pushed the house of Genji out of power. The time of their reign has come, but the house of Genji declared war...