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| == Timeline of 1180 == | | == Timeline of 1180 == |
− | (Jishô 4;治承四年) | + | * 1180/2 [[Hyogo no tsu|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. |
| + | * 1180/4/29? 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. |
| + | * 1180/11 The Imperial capital is moved back to [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]] (Kyoto) from Fukuhara. |
| + | * 1180/11 [[Samurai-dokoro]] is established, with [[Wada Yoshimori]] as its first head. |
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| + | ===[[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 [[sohei|warrior monks]] of [[Mt. Hiei]] are defeated at [[Uji Bridge]] by [[Taira no Tomomori]] and [[Taira no Shigehira|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. |
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| + | ==Other Events of 1180== |
| + | * Japanese dictionary "[[Iroha Jirui Sho]]" 3 volumes completed. |
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− | * 1180/4/9 Imperial Prince Mochihito issues a call to arms against the Taira. The Gempei War begins.
| + | ===Births and Deaths=== |
− | * 1180/4/22 [[Taira Kiyomori]] names his 2-year old grandson Antoku titular emperor after Takaura abdicates. | + | * Taira no Kanetaka is killed by Minamoto no Yoritomo. |
− | * 11805/26 [[Minamoto Yorimasa]] and the warrior monks of Nara are defeated at the Uji bridge by [[Taira Tomomori]] and Shigehira ([[Battle of Ujigawa]]). | + | * Minamoto no Yorimasa commits suicide at the battle of Uji. |
− | * 1180/6/2 The seat of Imperial power is moved to Fukuhara, probably through pressure by Taira Kiyomori. | + | * Prince Mochihito flees from the battle of Uji, but is captured and beheaded by the Taira. |
− | * 1180/8/17 [[Minamoto Yoritomo]] declares war on the Taira and raises troops in the Kanto. He attacks and kills [[Taira Kanetaka]].
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− | * 1180/10/21 Yoritomo meets [[Minamoto Yoshitsune]] at Kise river.
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− | * 1180/12/28 Taira Tomomori burns down the [[Kofuku-ji]].
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− | ===Births and Deaths of 1180=== | + | ==Notes== |
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− | * Taira Kanetaka killed by Minamoto Yoritomo.
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| [[Category: Heian Period Timeline]] | | [[Category: Heian Period Timeline]] |