jan 1, 1185 - Gempei war ends
Description:
In Japan the five-year Gempei War ends. The Taira clan had been oppressive and corrupt in its rule of Japan. Opposition had formed against them, led by a member of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto Yoritomo, who had been held at the fishing village of Kamakura. From the Gempei War, Minamoto Yoritoma emerges supreme. He has members of the Taira clan hunted down and killed, and he has rivals from his own family eliminateAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1185
Now
~ 841 years ago