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* 1180/4/9 Imperial [[Prince Mochihito]] issues a call to arms against the Taira. The Gempei War begins.
* 1180/4/9 Imperial [[Prince Mochihito]] issues a call to arms against the Taira. The Gempei War begins.
* 1180/5/26 [[Minamoto no Yorimasa]] and the [[sohei|warrior monks]] of [[Mt. Hiei]] are defeated at [[Uji Bridge]] by [[Taira no Tomomori]] and [[Taira no Shigehira|Shigehira]] ([[First Battle of Uji]]).
* 1180/5/26 [[Minamoto no Yorimasa]] and the [[sohei|warrior monks]] of [[Mt. Hiei]] are defeated at [[Uji Bridge]] by [[Taira no Tomomori]] and [[Taira no Shigehira|Shigehira]] ([[First Battle of Uji]]).
* 1180/8/17 [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] declares war on the Taira and raises troops in the Kantô. He attacks and kills [[Taira no Kanetaka]], but is ultimately defeated in the [[Battle of Ishibashiyama]] and is forced to flee.
* 1180/8/17 [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] declares war on the Taira and raises troops in the Kantô. He attacks and kills [[Taira no Kanetaka]].
* 1180/8/23 Yoritomo is defeated in the [[Battle of Ishibashiyama]] and is forced to flee.
* 1180/9 Yoritomo joins up with [[Kiso no Yoshinaka]].
* 1180/9 Yoritomo joins up with [[Kiso no Yoshinaka]].
* 1180/10 Yoritomo is defeated by [[Taira no Koremori]] in the [[battle of Fujigawa]] and is forced to flee.
* 1180/9/7 Yoshinaka raises troops.
* 1180/10/20 The [[battle of Fujigawa]] ends in the retreat of [[Taira no Koremori]] and his forces.
* 1180/10/21 Yoritomo meets [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] at the Kiso river.
* 1180/10/21 Yoritomo meets [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] at the Kiso river.
* 1180/11/7 A new Taira force travels east.
* 1180/12 Taira no Shigehira burns down the [[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]].
* 1180/12 Taira no Shigehira burns down the [[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]].
* 1180/12/28 Taira no Tomomori burns down the [[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]].
* 1180/12/28 Taira no Tomomori burns down the [[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]].
