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First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.
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Battle of Uji (1180)
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Genpei War
Conflict between the Minamoto and Taira clans of feudal Japan (1180–85)
The Genpei War was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, who appointed himself as Shōgun in 1192,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 20
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