The Emperor's forces, alongside warrior monks from Mount Hiei, attempted to make a final stand at the bridge into Kyoto, defending it from the Shōgun's armies.
The bakufu forces attacked the entire river line from Uji to Seta, and the Imperial forces stood firm for many hours. However, eventually they broke through and scattered the remaining defenders, and opening the way into the city for the rest of their rebel forces.[2]
As had happened twice before (see Battle of Uji), the bridge over the Uji-gawa proved to be a tactically crucial entryway into Kyoto, and highly defensible; but, as before, it was ultimately not defensible enough and the attackers crossed the river and entered Kyoto.[3]
Referencesedit
^The 13th–14th days of the 6th lunar month on the Japanese calendar.
^Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. pp. 380–381. ISBN0804705232.
^Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. pp. 205–206. ISBN1-85409-523-4.
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battle, 1221, third, battle, river, primary, battle, jōkyū, japan, bakufu, forces, hōjō, yoshitoki, shikken, regent, kamakura, shogunate, sought, enter, kyoto, overthrow, emperor, toba, using, seta, their, gateways, third, battle, ujipart, jōkyū, wardatemay, 1. The third battle at the Uji River was the primary battle of the Jōkyu War in Japan Bakufu forces led by Hōjō Yoshitoki shikken regent of the Kamakura shogunate sought to enter Kyoto and overthrow Emperor Go Toba using Uji and Seta as their gateways Third Battle of UjiPart of the Jōkyu WarDateMay 1221 1 LocationUji near Kyoto34 52 51 N 135 46 46 E 34 88083 N 135 77944 E 34 88083 135 77944ResultShogunate victorious Emperor exiledBelligerentsKamakura shogunate and alliesclans loyal to Emperor Go TobaCommanders and leadersHōjō YoshitokiHōjō YasutokiEmperor Go Tobaclass notpageimage Location within JapanThe Emperor s forces alongside warrior monks from Mount Hiei attempted to make a final stand at the bridge into Kyoto defending it from the Shōgun s armies The bakufu forces attacked the entire river line from Uji to Seta and the Imperial forces stood firm for many hours However eventually they broke through and scattered the remaining defenders and opening the way into the city for the rest of their rebel forces 2 As had happened twice before see Battle of Uji the bridge over the Uji gawa proved to be a tactically crucial entryway into Kyoto and highly defensible but as before it was ultimately not defensible enough and the attackers crossed the river and entered Kyoto 3 References edit The 13th 14th days of the 6th lunar month on the Japanese calendar Sansom George 1958 A History of Japan to 1334 Stanford University Press pp 380 381 ISBN 0804705232 Turnbull Stephen 1998 The Samurai Sourcebook Cassell amp Co pp 205 206 ISBN 1 85409 523 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Uji 1221 amp oldid 1182470852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
