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Battle of Shirakawa

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Japan

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Battle of Shirakawa (1156), part of the Hogen War. Emperor Go Shirakawa defeated Former Emperor Sutoku.

Belligerents2

Emperor Go Shirakawa
Former Emperor Sutoku

Conflict graph

PART OFHōgen rebellion

Sources

HCED — Miller & Bakar (2023), Historical Conflict Event Dataset, J. Conflict Resolution 67(2-3)
Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges (HCED primary source)

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