1180

Jishô 4 (治承四年)

Timeline of 1180

• 1180/2 Ôwada no tomari is constructed in what is now Kobe harbor.
• 1180/4/22 Taira no Kiyomori names his 2-year old grandson Antoku titular emperor after Emperor Takakura abdicates.
• 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-kyô (Kyoto) from Fukuhara.
• 1180/11 Samurai-dokoro is established, with Wada Yoshimori as its first head.

Gempei War (1180-1185)

• 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 warrior monks of Mt. Hiei are defeated at Uji Bridge by Taira no Tomomori and 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.
• 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.
• 1180/9/7 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.
• 1180/11/7 A new Taira force travels east.

Other Events of 1180

• Japanese dictionary "Iroha Jirui Sho" 3 volumes completed.

Births and Deaths of 1180

• Taira no Kanetaka is killed by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
• 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.

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