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Heiji Rebellion
The Heiji Rebellion (January 19—February 5, 1160) is a short civil war fought in order to resolve a dispute about political power.
The Heiji no ran encompasses clashes between rival subjects of the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan in 1159.
It is preceded by the Hōgen Rebellion in 1156.
This struggle is seen as a direct outcome of this earlier armed dispute; but unlike Hōgen no ran, this is not a dispute between members of the same clan.
Rather, it becomes a struggle for power between two rival clans; and it is also seen as a precursor of a broader civil war.