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[[Minamoto no Yoshinaka]] tried to wrest power from his cousins [[Minamoto no Yoritomo|Yoritomo]] and [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune|Yoshitsune]], seeking to take command of the Clan. To that end, he sacked [[Kyoto]], burning the [[Siege of Hōjūjidono|Hōjūji Palace]], kidnapping [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]] and having himself named [[shogun]]. However, his cousins caught up with him soon afterwards, following him across the Bridge over the [[Uji]], New Year's Day, |
[[Minamoto no Yoshinaka]] tried to wrest power from his cousins [[Minamoto no Yoritomo|Yoritomo]] and [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune|Yoshitsune]], seeking to take command of the Clan. To that end, he sacked [[Kyoto]], burning the [[Siege of Hōjūjidono|Hōjūji Palace]], kidnapping [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]] and having himself named [[shogun]]. However, his cousins caught up with him soon afterwards, following him across the Bridge over the [[Uji]], New Year's Day, 1184, which he tore up to impair their crossing, in an ironic reversal of the [[Battle of Uji (1180)|first Battle of the Uji]], only four years earlier. |
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[[Image:Kagesue, Takatsuna and Shigetada crossing the Uji river.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kajiwara Kagesue]], [[Sasaki Takatsuna]], and [[Hatakeyama Shigetada]] racing to cross the [[Uji River]] before the second battle of Uji, New Year's Day, A.D. 1184, as depicted in a print by [[Utagawa Kuniyoshi]].]] |
[[Image:Kagesue, Takatsuna and Shigetada crossing the Uji river.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kajiwara Kagesue]], [[Sasaki Takatsuna]], and [[Hatakeyama Shigetada]] racing to cross the [[Uji River]] before the second battle of Uji, New Year's Day, A.D. 1184, as depicted in a print by [[Utagawa Kuniyoshi]].]] |
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Much as the [[Taira]] did in that first battle, [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] led his horsemen across the river, and defeated [[Minamoto no Yoshinaka|Yoshinaka]], and pursued him away from the capital. |
Much as the [[Taira]] did in that first battle, [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] led his horsemen across the river, and defeated [[Minamoto no Yoshinaka|Yoshinaka]], and pursued him away from the capital. |
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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 Clan. To that end, he sacked Kyoto, burning the Hōjūji Palace, kidnapping Emperor Go-Shirakawa and having himself named shogun. However, his cousins caught up with him soon afterwards, following him across the Bridge over the Uji, New Year's Day, 1184, which he tore up to impair their crossing, in 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, and pursued him away from the capital.
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