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