Significant1159 – 1160 · 1 year

Heiji Rebellion

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Kyoto · Japan

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

1159–1160 power struggle in Kyoto between the Taira and Minamoto clans following their joint victory in the Hōgen Rebellion. Taira no Kiyomori's triumph established Taira dominance and set the stage for the Genpei War.

Belligerents2

Taira clan
Minamoto clan

Sources

Wikipedia: Heiji rebellion
Heiji Monogatari tradition
Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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