What the records say
- When
- 740
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 33.68° N, 130.95° E
- Description
- war in Japan
Placed at the point Wikidata gives for Buzen Province.
Fujiwara no Hirotsugu rebellion
War in Japan
The Fujiwara no Hirotsugu rebellion was an unsuccessful Nara period rebellion led by Fujiwara no Hirotsugu (藤原広嗣), first son Fujiwara no Umakai, in the Japanese islands, in the year 740. Hirotsugu, dissatisfied with the political powers, raised an army in Dazaifu, Kyushu but was defeated by government forces.
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