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== Timeline of 1180 ==
== Timeline of 1180 ==
* 1180/2 [[Owada no tomari|Ôwada no tomari]] is constructed in what is now [[Kobe]] harbor.
* 1180/2 [[Owada no tomari|Ôwada no tomari]] is constructed in what is now [[Kobe]] harbor.
* 1180/4/22 [[Taira no Kiyomori]] names his 2-year old grandson [[Emperor Antoku|Antoku]] titular emperor after [[Emperor Takakura]] abdicates.
* 1180/4/22 [[Taira no Kiyomori]] names his 2-year old grandson [[Emperor Antoku|Antoku]] titular emperor after [[Emperor Takakura]] abdicates.
* 1180/4/29? A whirlwind strikes Kyoto, destroying many homes.<ref>The ''[[Hojoki|Hôjôki]]'' gives this as a rough date. "... the fourth month and about the twenty-ninth day..." (A.L. Sadler. ''The Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike''. Charles E. Tuttle Company, printing/year unknown. p3.)</ref>
* 1180/6/2 The seat of Imperial power is moved to [[Fukuhara]], as the result of pressure by Taira no Kiyomori.
* 1180/6/2 The seat of Imperial power is moved to [[Fukuhara]], as the result of pressure by Taira no Kiyomori.
* 1180/11 The Imperial capital is moved back to [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]] (Kyoto) from Fukuhara.
* 1180/11 The Imperial capital is moved back to [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]] (Kyoto) from Fukuhara.
* Japanese dictionary "[[Iroha Jirui Sho]]" 3 volumes completed.
* Japanese dictionary "[[Iroha Jirui Sho]]" 3 volumes completed.
===Births and Deaths of 1180===
===Births and Deaths===
* Taira no Kanetaka is killed by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
* Taira no Kanetaka is killed by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
* Minamoto no Yorimasa commits suicide at the battle of Uji.
* Minamoto no Yorimasa commits suicide at the battle of Uji.
* Prince Mochihito flees from the battle of Uji, but is captured and beheaded by the Taira.
* Prince Mochihito flees from the battle of Uji, but is captured and beheaded by the Taira.
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