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The 〔Kitagawa, Hiroshi ''et al.'' (1975). ''The Tale of the Heike,'' p. 783〕 was a short civil war fought in order to resolve a dispute about Japanese Imperial succession.〔In the name "''Hōgen'' Rebellion," the noun "''Hōgen''" refers to the ''nengō'' (Japanese era name) after "''Kyūju''" and before "''Heiji''." In other words, the ''Hōgen'' Rebellion occurred during ''Hōgen'', which was a time period spanning the years from 1156 through 1159.〕 The dispute was also about the degree of control exercised by the Fujiwara clan who had become hereditary Imperial regents during the Heian period. ''Hōgen no ran'' produced a series of unanticipated consequences. It created a foundation from which the dominance of the samurai clans would come to be established. It is considered the beginning in a chain of events which would produce the first of three samurai-led governments in the history of Japan. ==Context== A simmering power struggle in the Imperial court was focused on three figures in 1155. After the former Emperor Toba and the former Emperor Sutoku abdicated, each intended to continue to wield various kinds of power behind the throne during the reign of Emperor Konoe; however, when young Konoe died, the dynamics of the contending factions changed. * August 23, 1155 (''Kyūju 2, 24th day of the 7th month'') : In the 14th year of Konoe''-tennō'' 's reign (近衛天皇14年), the emperor died; and despite an ensuing dispute over who should follow him as sovereign, contemporary scholars then construed that the succession (''senso'') was received by a younger brother, the 4th son of former-Emperor Toba. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Shirakawa is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; Brown, Delmer ''et al.'' (1979). ''Gukanshō,'' p. 326; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' p. 44; a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami.〕 When Go-Shirakawa ascended the Chrysanthemum throne, a new phase of this multi-faceted power struggle began to unfold. A bitter dispute between two of Toba's sons was paralleled by divisions within the several ''kuge'' families and others. Toba had forced one of his sons to abdicate in favor of the son of another consort; and after 1142, former Emperor Sutoku harbored the expectation that his son would follow Emperor Konoe on the throne. Sutoku's hopes were frustrated by the elevation of another brother who would become known as Go-Shirakawa.〔Keene, Donald. (1999) 〕 * July 20, 1156 (''Hōgen 1, 2nd day of the 7th month''): The former-Emperor Toba died at the age of 54.〔Keene, ; Kitagawa, p. 783.〕 After the death of the Toba, forces loyal to reigning Emperor Go-Shirakawa and the forces supporting retired former Emperor Sutoku disputed the accession of Go-Shirakawa and his continued possession of the throne.〔 The opposing groups were also contending over continuation of cloistered government. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hōgen Rebellion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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