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The
Genpei Wars (1180-85) was a five-year long war between the Minamoto
(also called Genji) and the
Taira (also called Heike) ,
concluding with a decisive victory of the Minamoto
clan fleet, led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune
in the mayor naval battle of Dannoura in the Shimonoseki Strait. It resulted in the
fall of the Taira family, the rise of the Minamoto and the
establishment of the military government (bakufu) by Minamoto
no Yoritomo in Kamakura in 1192. Six-year
old Emperor Antoku (see also Akama-jingû)
and his grandmother threw themselves over board.
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