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Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo, is routed by Ōba Kagechika of the Taira clan.
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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)
Battle of Ishibashiyama
1180 battle of the Genpei War
The Battle of Ishibashiyama was the first in which Minamoto no Yoritomo, who became shōgun less than a decade later, was commander of the Minamoto forces. The battle was fought on September 14, 1180, in the southwest of present-day Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Yoritomo's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Minamoto clan
Surname of Japanese imperial family members demoted into ranks of nobility
Minamoto was a noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility since 814. Several noble lines were bestowed the surname, the most notable of which was the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Military ruler of Japan from 1192 to 1199
Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan. He was married to Hōjō Masako, who acted as regent (shikken) after his death.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ōba Kagechika
Japanese samurai
Ōba Kagechika , also known as Ōba Saburō Kagechika, was a samurai of Japan's Heian period. The third son of Oba Kageyoshi, he fought alongside his father, against the Minamoto Clan, in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Taira clan
Major Japanese clan of samurai
The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period of Japanese history – the others being the Minamoto, the Fujiwara, and the Tachibana. The clan is divided into four major groups, named after the emperors they descended…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 14
Day of the year
September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 108 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)