Gikeiki

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Gikeiki is a medieval Japanese war tale that dramatizes the life and exploits of the legendary samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

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Gikeiki canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese war tale ⓘ
gunki monogatari ⓘ
medieval Japanese literary work ⓘ
about Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ
associatedWith Heian period ⓘ
Kamakura period ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
culturalContext bushido ideals (in proto-form) ⓘ
featuresCharacter Benkei ⓘ
Taira clan ⓘ
featuresEvent Genpei War ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
war tale ⓘ
hasAdaptation modern literary retellings ⓘ
theatrical adaptations ⓘ
hasCharacterType aristocrats ⓘ
monks ⓘ
samurai ⓘ
influenced Japanese popular culture depictions of Yoshitsune ⓘ
Kabuki plays about Yoshitsune ⓘ
Noh plays about Yoshitsune ⓘ
later Yoshitsune legends ⓘ
literaryForm prose narrative ⓘ
literaryPeriod medieval Japanese literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ
narrativeFocus battles and military campaigns ⓘ
exploits of Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ
tragic downfall of Yoshitsune ⓘ
originalLanguage Japanese ⓘ
portrays Benkei as a loyal retainer ⓘ
linked to: Benkei

Minamoto no Yoshitsune as a tragic hero ⓘ
preservationStatus extant in multiple manuscripts ⓘ
relatedWork Heike Monogatari ⓘ
Yoshitsune (other medieval narratives) ⓘ
setting early Kamakura Japan ⓘ
late Heian Japan ⓘ
studiedIn Japanese literature ⓘ
medieval Japanese history ⓘ
theme betrayal ⓘ
conflict between duty and emotion ⓘ
honor ⓘ
impermanence ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ

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