Information: - History. The name of Ise appears in the earliest written records of Japan, and was the site of numerous religious and folklore events connected with the Shinto religion and Yamato court. Ise province was one of the original provinces of Japan established in the Nara period under the Taih Code, when the former princely state of Ise was divided into Ise, Iga and Shima. The original capital of the province was located in what is now the city of Suzuka, and was excavated by archaeologists in 1957. The site was proclaimed a national historic landmark in 1986. The remains of the Ise kokubunji have also been found within the boundaries of modern Suzuka. Under the "Engishiki" classification system, Ise was ranked as a "great country" and a "close country". - Taira no Munemori ( , 1147 -- June 19 , 1185 ) was heir to Taira no Kiyomori , and one of the Taira clan 's chief commanders in the Genpei War . As his father Taira no Kiyomori lay on his deathbed , Kiyomori declared , among his last wishes , that all affairs of the clan be placed in Munemori 's hands . His favorite , and eldest , son , Shigemori , had died , and so Munemori was next in line . In 1183 , the rival Minamoto clan gained power , with Minamoto no Yoshinaka and Minamoto no Yukiie besieging the capital city . Following the defection of Emperor Go - Shirakawa to the Minamoto side , Munemori led his forces in escaping the capital city to the west , along with the young Emperor Antoku . In Sept. , the Taira established a temporary Court in Kysh and then Yashima . Munemori took part in nearly every battle of the war , and was captured at the Battle of Dan - no - ura , and executed in 1185 . - Early Life. Taira no Kiyomori born at Ise Province 1118 as First son of Taira no Tadamori, his mother Gion Nyogo was palace servant based from Heike Monogatari Kiyomori was son of Emperor Shirakawa with Gion Nyogo who given to Tadamori - He consolidated the influence of the Taira clan at the Imperial Court, and is said to have been the first samurai to serve the Emperor directly, at Court. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'taira no munemori' exhibits the relationship of 'occupation'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - emperor - religion - religious - samurai
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