1179
Jishô 3 (治承三年)
Timeline of 1179
- 1179/3 Taira no Shigemori, dying of illness, resigns as Naidaijin.
- 1179/3 Fujiwara no Naritsune returns to Kyoto from his exile to Kikai-ga-shima.
Other Events of 1179
- Taira no Kiyomori seizes Kyoto and forces Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa into house arrest.
Births and Deaths
- 1179/4/10 The exiled monk Shunkan dies on Kikai-ga-shima.
- 1179/7/29 Taira no Shigemori dies.
- Shimazu Tadahisa, founder of the Shimazu clan, is born (d. 1227).
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