Battle of Uji (1180)
E420693
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Uji (1180) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Uji (1184) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4204871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Uji (1180) Context triple: [Genpei War, notableBattle, Battle of Uji (1180)]
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Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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Battle of Anzen
The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.
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Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Uji (1180) Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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B.
Battle of Anzen
The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.
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C.
Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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D.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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E.
Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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)
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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
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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
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succession disputes in the late Heian court ⓘ |
| result | Taira victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early major engagement of the Genpei War
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helped ignite full-scale Minamoto–Taira conflict ⓘ symbolic beginning of open rebellion against the Taira ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
archery combat across Uji River
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demolition of bridge planks to slow Taira advance ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Uji (1180) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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