Battle of Uji (1180)

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battle historical event

The Battle of Uji (1180) was an early and pivotal clash between the Taira and Minamoto clans that helped ignite the broader Genpei War in late Heian-period Japan.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Uji (1180) canonical	1
Battle of Uji (1184)	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ
associatedWith	Byōdō-in NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Heike NERFINISHED ⓘ
combatant	Minamoto clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Taira clan ⓘ
conflictIn	Genpei War ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
date	1180 ⓘ
describedIn	Heike Monogatari NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	Heian period ⓘ surface form: Heian Japan
followedBy	Battle of Nara (1180) ONDG ⓘ Battle of Uji (1180) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Battle of Uji (1184)
hasCasusBelli	outbreak of the Genpei War ⓘ
hasLanguage	Japanese historical sources ⓘ
hasParticipantType	monk-warriors (sōhei) ⓘ samurai ⓘ
hasType	samurai warfare ⓘ
hasWeaponType	bows and arrows ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ
involves	Prince Mochihito’s flight from Kyoto ⓘ defense of Byōdō-in ⓘ destruction of Uji Bridge ⓘ
location	Uji ⓘ Uji River NERFINISHED ⓘ near Kyoto ⓘ
notableCommander	Minamoto no Yorimasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Mochihito NERFINISHED ⓘ Taira no Koremori NERFINISHED ⓘ Taira no Tomomori NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	capture and later death of Prince Mochihito ⓘ death of Minamoto no Yorimasa ⓘ
partOf	Genpei War ⓘ
period	late Heian period ⓘ
precededBy	Prince Mochihito’s call to arms against the Taira ⓘ
relatedTo	Taira no Kiyomori’s dominance at the imperial court ⓘ succession disputes in the late Heian court ⓘ
result	Taira victory ⓘ
significance	early major engagement of the Genpei War ⓘ helped ignite full-scale Minamoto–Taira conflict ⓘ symbolic beginning of open rebellion against the Taira ⓘ
tacticalFeature	archery combat across Uji River ⓘ demolition of bridge planks to slow Taira advance ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Genpei War → notableBattle → Battle of Uji (1180) ⓘ

Battle of Uji (1180) → followedBy → Battle of Uji (1180) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Uji (1184)