Hogen Disturbance
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- 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.