Heiji Rebellion
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The Heiji Rebellion was a short but pivotal 12th-century civil war in Japan that intensified the power struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans and helped set the stage for the rise of the samurai-led shogunate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heiji Rebellion canonical | 7 |
| Kakitsu Rebellion | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Heiji no ran ⓘ |
| cause |
court factionalism in the Heian period
ⓘ
power struggle between Taira and Minamoto clans ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInSeries | second of the Hōgen–Heiji disturbances ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
ⓘ
Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Minamoto clan
ⓘ
Taira clan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Heiji Monogatari Emaki ⓘ |
| endTime | 1160 ⓘ |
| era | Heian period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Genpei War ⓘ |
| follows | Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ |
| genre | Japanese civil war ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
ⓘ
Emperor Nijō ⓘ Fujiwara no Nobuyori ⓘ Minamoto clan ⓘ Minamoto no Yoshitomo ⓘ Taira clan ⓘ Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| involves |
imperial court nobles
ⓘ
samurai ⓘ |
| keyOutcome |
execution and exile of Minamoto leaders
ⓘ
increased dominance of Taira clan at the imperial court ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
Kyoto ⓘ |
| mainTheaterOfWar | Kyoto ⓘ |
| militaryConflictType | succession and power struggle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Heian period
ⓘ
surface form:
late Heian period
|
| precededBy | Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Heiji no ran
ⓘ
surface form:
Heiji Monogatari
|
| result |
Taira victory
ⓘ
consolidation of Taira power at court ⓘ defeat of Minamoto no Yoshitomo ⓘ |
| significance |
helped set the stage for the rise of the samurai-led shogunate
ⓘ
intensified rivalry between Taira and Minamoto clans ⓘ weakened imperial court authority ⓘ |
| startTime | 1159 ⓘ |
| year | 1159–1160 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kakitsu Rebellion