Battle of Uji

When

27 Jun 1180

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

34.88° N, 135.78° E

Description

1180 opening battle of the Genpei War

Opening battle of the Genpei War

The First Battle of Uji , alternatively known as "Mochihitos Raising of an Army" in Japan is a battle which took place on June 20, 1180, following Prince Mochihito and Minamoto no Yorimasa's plan to raise an army to overthrow the Taira clan and the issuing of an edict urging the Minamoto clan, major temples, and shrines in the country to revolt.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Uji: Prince Mochihito and Minamoto no Yorimasa take refuge in the Byōdō-in Temple”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die erste Schlacht von Uji beginnt und damit der Gempei-Krieg in Japan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “première bataille d’Uji”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Удзи”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “源頼政と以仁王、平氏討伐のため挙兵し、宇治平等院の戦いで敗死。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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