Hōgen Rebellion

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The Hōgen Rebellion was a brief but pivotal 1156 civil war in Japan that marked the beginning of samurai dominance and the decline of imperial court authority.

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Label Occurrences
Hōgen Rebellion canonical 15
Heiji Rebellion 1
Hōgen era 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
historical event
belligerent Minamoto clan
Taira clan
faction of Emperor Go-Shirakawa
faction of retired Emperor Sutoku
cause competition between warrior clans
imperial succession dispute after Emperor Konoe’s death
rivalry within Fujiwara clan
commander Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Fujiwara no Yorinaga
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
surface form: Minamoto no Tameyoshi

Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Taira no Kiyomori
conflictType succession dispute
consequence beginning of samurai political dominance
prelude to Genpei War
prelude to Heiji Rebellion
country Japan
endDate 1156
era Hōgen era
followedBy Heiji Rebellion
historicalSignificance key step toward establishment of the Kamakura shogunate
marked transition from court aristocracy to warrior rule
JapaneseName 保元の乱
languageOfName Japanese
location Kyoto
namedAfter Hōgen Rebellion self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hōgen era
notableBattle attack on the palace of retired Emperor Sutoku
siege of Shirakawa Palace
opponentOf Emperor Go-Shirakawa
retired Emperor Sutoku
participant Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Fujiwara no Yorinaga
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Taira no Kiyomori
retired Emperor Sutoku
partOf late Heian conflicts
precededBy political struggles of the Insei (cloistered rule) system
result decline of Fujiwara regents
rise of Minamoto clan power
rise of Taira clan power
victory of Emperor Go-Shirakawa faction
weakening of imperial court authority
startDate 1156
timePeriod Heian period
surface form: late Heian period

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Heian period majorEvent Hōgen Rebellion
Heian period majorEvent Hōgen Rebellion
this entity surface form: Heiji Rebellion
Hōgen Rebellion namedAfter Hōgen Rebellion self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hōgen era
Genpei War precededBy Hōgen Rebellion
Taira no Kiyomori conflict Hōgen Rebellion
Minamoto clan involvedInConflict Hōgen Rebellion
Minamoto no Yoshitomo participatedIn Hōgen Rebellion
Heiji Rebellion follows Hōgen Rebellion
Heiji Rebellion precededBy Hōgen Rebellion
siege of Shirakawa Palace conflict Hōgen Rebellion
retired Emperor Sutoku associatedWithEvent Hōgen Rebellion
subject surface form: Retired Emperor Sutoku
Taira clan conflict Hōgen Rebellion
Emperor Go-Shirakawa notableEvent Hōgen Rebellion
Fujiwara no Yorinaga participantIn Hōgen Rebellion
Fujiwara no Yorinaga conflict Hōgen Rebellion
Jishō–Yōwa War precededBy Hōgen Rebellion