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Along [[Minamoto no Yoshitomo]], he led Emperor Shirakawa's forces to victory in the [[Hogen Disturbance|Hôgen Disturbance]] of [[1156]], and then led the Taira clan to victory again in [[1159]], crushing Yoshitomo, who had become his rival for power, in the [[Heiji Disturbance]]. Through both of these victories, Kiyomori gained and then secured considerable power, becoming one of the "senior nobles" (''[[kugyo|kugyô]]'') by [[1160]], and ''[[daijo daijin|daijô daijin]]'' ("Chancellor of the Realm") in [[1167]], flying up through the ranks without even passing through the positions of Minister of the Left and of the Right (''[[Sadaijin]]'' and ''[[Udaijin]]'').
 
Along [[Minamoto no Yoshitomo]], he led Emperor Shirakawa's forces to victory in the [[Hogen Disturbance|Hôgen Disturbance]] of [[1156]], and then led the Taira clan to victory again in [[1159]], crushing Yoshitomo, who had become his rival for power, in the [[Heiji Disturbance]]. Through both of these victories, Kiyomori gained and then secured considerable power, becoming one of the "senior nobles" (''[[kugyo|kugyô]]'') by [[1160]], and ''[[daijo daijin|daijô daijin]]'' ("Chancellor of the Realm") in [[1167]], flying up through the ranks without even passing through the positions of Minister of the Left and of the Right (''[[Sadaijin]]'' and ''[[Udaijin]]'').
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He further secured his elite position by marrying the sister of [[Kenshunmon-in]], a favored consort of [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]]; this also made him uncle (by marriage) to [[Emperor Takakura]]. One of Kiyomori's daughters, who would later be known as [[Kenreimon-in]], became a consort to Takakura, while other daughters of Kiyomori were married to prominent members of the Fujiwara clan.
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Kiyomori fell ill in [[1168]] and formally retired from official service; he retained considerable power and influence, however.
 
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