- Date: 1156
- Japanese: 保元の乱 (Hougen no ran)
The Hôgen Disturbance or Hôgen Rebellion was a conflict between the Retired Emperor Sutoku and reigning Emperor Go-Shirakawa for power. Along with the Heiji Disturbance of 1159 and Genpei War of 1180-1185, it represents the beginning of the rise of the samurai class.
While members of the Minamoto and Taira clans fought on both sides in this conflict, its resolution set up the conditions for the development of a rivalry between the two clans.
