Genpei War

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civil war historical event war in Japan

The Genpei War was a late 12th-century Japanese civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans that led to the rise of the samurai class and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate.

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Label	Occurrences
Genpei War canonical	14
Genpei War era	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ war in Japan ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jishō–Yōwa War ⓘ
causedBy	conflict over control of the imperial court ⓘ power struggle between Taira and Minamoto clans ⓘ succession disputes within the imperial family ⓘ
conflictOf	late Heian period ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalImpact	frequent theme in Japanese literature ⓘ frequent theme in Japanese theater ⓘ subject of the Tale of the Heike ⓘ
decisiveBattle	Battle of Dan-no-ura ⓘ
endDate	1185 ⓘ
era	late 12th century ⓘ
followedBy	establishment of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent	Minamoto clan ⓘ Taira clan ⓘ
hasParticipant	Minamoto clan ⓘ Taira clan ⓘ
keyFigure	Emperor Antoku ⓘ Emperor Go-Shirakawa ⓘ Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ Taira no Munemori ⓘ
leadsTo	Kamakura period ⓘ surface form: Kamakura shogunate political power shift from court nobility to warrior class ⓘ
locatedIn	Japanese archipelago ⓘ
namedAfter	Minamoto clan ⓘ surface form: Genji clan Yamato clan ⓘ surface form: Heishi clan
notableBattle	Battle of Dan-no-ura ⓘ Battle of Ichi-no-Tani ⓘ Battle of Ishibashiyama ⓘ Battle of Uji (1180) ⓘ Battle of Yashima ⓘ
outcome	Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ surface form: Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes de facto ruler of Japan creation of military government at Kamakura ⓘ
partOf	history of the samurai ⓘ military history of Japan ⓘ
precededBy	Heiji Rebellion ⓘ Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ
result	beginning of feudal Japan ⓘ defeat of the Taira clan ⓘ end of Taira dominance at the imperial court ⓘ rise of the samurai class as ruling elite ⓘ victory of the Minamoto clan ⓘ
startDate	1180 ⓘ
timePeriod	1180s in Japan ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Heian period → majorEvent → Genpei War ⓘ

Kamakura period → significantEvent → Genpei War ⓘ

Minamoto no Yoritomo → militaryConflict → Genpei War ⓘ

Minamoto no Yoshitsune → conflict → Genpei War ⓘ

Minamoto clan → involvedInConflict → Genpei War ⓘ

Heiji Rebellion → followedBy → Genpei War ⓘ

Taira clan → conflict → Genpei War ⓘ

Emperor Go-Shirakawa → notableEvent → Genpei War ⓘ

Jōkyū War → follows → Genpei War ⓘ

Hōjō Tokimasa → participatedIn → Genpei War ⓘ

Battle of Dan-no-ura → partOf → Genpei War ⓘ

The Tale of the Heike → subject → Genpei War ⓘ

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

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

Emperor Antoku → historicalPeriod → Genpei War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Genpei War era