The Tale of the Heike (平家物語, Heike Monogatari) is a story that follows the fall of the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan — popularly addressed as the Heike due to the epic — during the end of the Heian Period and beginnings of the Kamakura Period in Japanese history. It details the height of the family's power after their victories from the Hogen and Heiji Rebellions to the doom of their family leaders and final members.