Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Gempei gassen

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Gempei gassen

源平合戦源平争乱
alternative words: Genpei gassen, Gempei war, Genpei war, Gempei disturbance, Genpei disturbance, Gempei no soran, Genpei no soran
keywords: war
related topics: Heian period , Genji , Heishi , Minamoto no Yoritomo , Heike monogatari , Battle of Dannoura
related web sites: http://www.mugen-sys.co.jp/Kurashiki/Fujito/ , http://www.anjaweb.com/~genpei/history.html
explanation: War between 2 big rival of samurai clans, Genji and Heishi in the late Heian period. In a broader sense, it includes Hogen and Heiji disturbances but in a narrow sense, it began in 1180 when Minamoto no Yoritomo revolted at Ishibashiyama after a demand of prince Mochihito to punish Heishi. After the loss of Fujigawa battle, Heika gave up capital Kyoto and retreated in western Japan, their power base. Then they lost Ichinotani and Yashima battles and ended in Dannoura battle in 1185.