Battle of Uji (1184)

Second Battle of Uji
Part of the Genpei War
Uji River
Date February 19, 1184 Location Uji, just outside Kyoto Result Minamoto no Yoshitsune et al. victory
Belligerents
Minamoto clan faction	Minamoto clan faction
Commanders and leaders
Minamoto no Yoshitsune	Minamoto no Yoshinaka

Minamoto no Yoshinaka tried to wrest power from his cousins Yoritomo and Yoshitsune, seeking to take command of the Minamoto clan. To that end, he burned the Hōjūji Palace, and kidnapped Emperor Go-Shirakawa. However, his cousins Noriyori and Yoshitsune caught up with him soon afterwards, following him across the Bridge over the Uji, New Year's Day, 1184, which Yoshinaka had torn up to impair their crossing.

This was an ironic reversal of the first Battle of the Uji, only four years earlier. Much as the Taira did in that first battle, Minamoto no Yoshitsune led his horsemen across the river, and defeated Yoshinaka.

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