Medieval era · 1184
Battle of Uji
In the Battle of Uji that occurred in 1184, Minamoto no Yoshinaka tried to wrest power from his cousins Yoritomo and Yoshitsune, seeking to take command of the Minamoto clan. To that end, he burned the Hōjūji Palace, and kidnapped Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
- When
- 1184
- Where
- Uji
- Era
- Medieval
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Uji (1184), CC BY-SA 4.0