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[[File:Heian-gate.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The main gate of [[Heian Shrine]], built in the 1890s to resemble the original 8th century Ôtemmon]]
*''Date: [[866]]''
*''Date: [[866]]''
*''Place: [[Kyoto Gosho]], [[Kyoto]]''
*''Place: [[Kyoto Gosho]], [[Kyoto]]''
*Japanese: 応天門の変 ''(Ootenmon no hen)''
* ''Japanese'': 応天門の変 ''(Outenmon no hen)''
The Ôtemmon Incident was an event taking place in [[866]] and centering around the destruction of the main gate (''Ôtemmon'') of the [[Kyoto Gosho]] (Imperial Palace) in [[Kyoto]]. This event is known primarily to scholars today based on the depiction of it in the narrative handscroll (''[[emaki]]'') called ''[[Ban Dainagon Ekotoba]]'' (The Picture-narrative of Great Minister Ban).
The Ôtemmon Incident was an event taking place in [[866]] and centering around the destruction of the main gate (''Ôtemmon'') of the [[Kyoto Gosho]] (Imperial Palace) in [[Kyoto]]. This event is known primarily to scholars today based on the depiction of it in the narrative handscroll (''[[emaki]]'') called ''[[Ban Dainagon Ekotoba]]'' (The Picture-narrative of Great Minister Ban).
