deaths
March 25, 940
Taira no Masakado, Japanese samurai
Taira no Masakado
Taira no Masakado was a Heian period provincial magnate (gōzoku) and samurai based in eastern Japan, notable for leading the first recorded uprising against the central government in Kyōto. Along with Sugawara no Michizane and Emperor Sutoku, he is often called one of the “Three Great Onryō of Japan.”.