Genpei War
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The Genpei War was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, who appointed himself as Shōgun in 1192, governing Japan as a military dictator from the eastern city of Kamakura.
1180 — 1185
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Gempei War; Jishō-Juei War
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1180 — 1185 Genpei War
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- The Tale of the Heike - Japanese book compiled prior to 1330, wakan konkō-bun
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | Kōka ikki | Wikidata | ||
| area | region | 1333 | Kenmu Restoration | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1947 | Japan | sovereign state, island country, country, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 764 | Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion | attempted coup d'état, Fujiwara no Nakamaro | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1160 | Siege of Sanjō Palace | Taira no Kiyomori, Fujiwara no Michinori, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, siege, Minamoto clan, Taira clan, Fujiwara no Nobuyori | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1177 | Shishigatani Incident | Shunkan, rebellion, Fujiwara no Narichika, Saiko | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1180 | Battle of Omi | battle, Taira no Tomomori, Mii-dera Temple, Omi Genji | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1180 | Battle of Uji | battle, Prince Mochihito | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1184 | Siege of Hōjūjidono | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1184 | Battle of Uji | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1184 | Battle of Awazu | battle, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Imai Kanehira | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1221 | Battle of Uji | battle, Kamakura shogunate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1331 | Siege of Kasagi | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1467 | Battle of Goryō | battle, Hatakeyama Masanaga, Hatakeyama Yoshinari | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1467 | Battle of Kamigyō | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1467 | Battle of Higashi-iwakura | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1467 | Battle of Shōkoku-ji | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1487 | Changxiang and Yande Rebellion | rebellion, Rokkaku Takayori | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1499 | Siege of Mount Hiei | siege, Hōkabe Munekazu, Akazawa Tomotsune | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1509 | Battle of Nyoigatake | battle, Hosokawa Sumimoto | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1511 | Battle of Funaokayama | battle, Hosokawa Takakuni, Ōuchi Yoshioki, Hosokawa Sumimoto | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1520 | Battle of Tōjiin | battle, Hosokawa Takakuni, Miyoshi Yukinaga | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1527 | Battle of Katsuragawara | battle, Miyoshi Masanaga, Takeda Motomitsu | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1532 | Siege of Yamashina Hongan-ji | siege, Hokke-ikki | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1551 | Siege of Nakao Castle | siege, Hosokawa Harumoto, Miyoshi Nagayoshi | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1551 | Battle of Shōkoku-ji | battle, Matsunaga Hisahide, Miyoshi Sōi, Matsunaga Nagayori, Motonari Kozai | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1553 | Siege of Higashiyama Ryōzen Castle | siege, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Miyoshi Nagayoshi | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1559 | Honkoku-ji incident | skirmish, Miyoshi clan, attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1560 | Battle of Norada | battle, Rokkaku Yoshikata, Azai Nagamasa | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1565 | Eiroku Incident | battle, Miyoshi Trio | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1568 | Battle of Kannonji Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1570 | Siege of Chōkō-ji | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1570 | Battle of Yasugawara | battle, Shibata Katsuie, Rokkaku Yoshikata | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1571 | Siege of Mount Hiei | Oda Nobunaga, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1573 | Siege of Makishima Castle | Oda Nobunaga, battle, Ashikaga Yoshiaki | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1581 | Siege of Hijiyama | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1582 | Battle of Yamazaki | battle, Akechi Mitsuhide, Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1600 | Sekigahara Campaign | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1600 | Siege of Fushimi | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1600 | Siege of Ōtsu | Kyōgoku Takatsugu, Suetsugu Motoyasu, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1868 | Battle of Toba-Fushimi | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Bombing of Kyoto | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Bombing of Ōtsu | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Japan campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | war | 672 | Jinshin War | civil war, Tenmu, war of succession | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1156 | Hōgen rebellion | civil war, Go-Shirakawa, Emperor Sutoku, Taira no Kiyomori, Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Minamoto no Tameyoshi, Fujiwara no Yorinaga, Fujiwara no Tadamichi, war of succession | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1160 | Heiji rebellion | civil war, rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1180 | Genpei War | civil war, Minamoto clan, Taira clan | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1221 | Jōkyū War | civil war, Go-Toba | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1467 | Ōnin War | war, Hatakeyama clan, Yamana clan, Hosokawa clan, Ikkō-shū, Ikkō-ikki, Shiba clan, Ōuchi clan | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1468 | Kannonji Castle | hill castle, Azuchi, Japanese castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1571 | Sakamoto Castle | water castle, Japanese castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1579 | Azuchi Castle | yamajiro, Oda Nobunaga | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1585 | Hachimanyama Castle | hill castle, Japanese castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1586 | Ōtsu Castle | water castle, Japanese castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1601 | Zeze Castle | water castle, Japanese castle | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1964 | Ninja Museum of Igaryu | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Sunomata | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Margaret Dovaston - An Incident in the Japanese War of the Roses | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Ichi-no-Tani Folding Screen by Kano School | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Genpei kassen 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hirugaoka | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Margaret Dovaston - An Incident in the Japanese War of the Roses | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Genpei kassen | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Yashima Folding Screens Kano School | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Yoshitsune Crossing the Sea at Daimotsu Bay | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battles of Yashima and Ichinotani from The Tale of Heike. late 16th century | Commons | ||








