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===Minamoto and Taira clans===
===Minamoto and Taira clans===
As princes and princesses of the Imperial line grew more numerous, succession disputes would have become extremely complicated without a method of disinheriting offspring. This was commonly done by assigning them to a non-Imperial house, giving them a new surname--usually Minamoto or Taira.
===Hogen Disturbance===
===Hogen Disturbance===
