Heiji no ran

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Heiji no ran was a brief but pivotal 12th-century samurai conflict in Kyoto that marked a key power struggle between the Minamoto and Taira clans in late Heian-period Japan.

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Heiji Monogatari 1
Heiji no ran canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Heian-period conflict
civil war
historical event
samurai conflict
alsoKnownAs Heiji Rebellion
cause court political rivalry
struggle for control of the imperial court
chronologyPosition second of the three major late Heian rebellions
combatant Fujiwara no Nobuyori
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Taira no Kiyomori
forces loyal to Emperor Go-Shirakawa
forces loyal to Emperor Nijo
conflictType power struggle
country Japan
depictedIn Heiji Monogatari
Heiji Monogatari Emaki
endTime 1160
era Heian period
followedBy Genpei War
genre subject of Japanese war tales
hasParticipant Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Emperor Nijo
linked to: Emperor Nijō

Fujiwara no Nobuyori
Minamoto clan
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Taira clan
Taira no Kiyomori
languageOfName Japanese
location Kyoto
militaryBranch samurai
notableBattlefield Kyoto imperial palace area
partOf late Heian political conflicts
politicalContext conflict between retired emperor and reigning emperor factions
struggle between kuge aristocracy and rising samurai clans
precededBy Hōgen no ran
relatedTo Genpei War
Hōgen no ran
result Taira victory
defeat of Minamoto faction
rise of Taira political dominance
significance consolidation of Taira power in Kyoto
set stage for Genpei War
startTime 1159
timePeriod late Heian period

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Heiji Rebellion alsoKnownAs Heiji no ran
Heiji Rebellion relatedWork Heiji Monogatari
linked to: Heiji no ran