Taiheiki

The Taiheiki (太平記) (Chronicle of Great Peace) is a medieval Japanese historical epic (see gunki monogatari) written in the late 14th century and covers the period from 1319 to 1367.

Thus began a series of battles, both military and political, as the Fujiwara family, who dominated the Imperial regency following the fall of the Hōjō, sought to retain influence.

It is the primary and first-hand source on many of the warriors and battles of this period, and also documents elements of the fall of the powerful and historically important Hōjō clan.

[2] A line said by the pro-imperial samurai Kusunoki Masashige (regarding how "he wished that he would be reborn seven times to fight for the emperor" in an improved way) in the Taiheiki became well-known among Japanese nationalists and pro-imperialist in the 19th and 20th centuries and the legends about him became an ideal for them to follow.

[3] NHK's 1991 taiga drama Taiheiki was noted for its portrayal of Ashikaga Takauji as an agent of change against the decadent Hōjō, rather than a national traitor as generally viewed by Japanese historians.