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Jokyu War
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{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=JÅ?kyÅ« War
|partof=
|image=
|caption=
|date=
1221
|place=
Kyoto and surrounding areas
|casus=
Emperor Go-Toba seeks to topple
Kamakura shogunate.
|territory=
|result=Shogunate victorious; Emperor exiled.
|combatant1=
Kamakura shogunate and allies
|combatant2=warrior families loyal to
Emperor Go-Toba
|commander1=
Hojo Yoshitoki HÅ?jÅ? Yoshitoki
|commander2=
Emperor Go-Toba
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}
'''{{nihongo|JÅ?kyÅ« War|承久ã?®ä¹±|jÅ?kyÅ« no ran}}'''), also known as the '''JÅ?kyÅ« Disturbance''', was fought in
Japan between the forces of
Emperor Go-Toba and those of the
Hojo clan HÅ?jÅ? family regents, whom the Emperor was trying to overthrow.
The main battle was at
Uji, just outside
Kyoto KyÅ?to; this was the
Battle of Uji (1221) third battle to be fought there in less than half a century. It took place in
1221, that is, the third year of the
Jokyu JÅ?kyÅ« era.
In the beginning of the 13th century, Emperor Go-Toba found his attempts at political maneuvers blocked by the
Kamakura shogunate. Seeking independence, and the power rightfully his as
Emperor of Japan, Emperor Go-Toba gathered allies in
1221, and planned to effect an overthrow of the
Kamakura shogunate shogunate. These allies consisted primarily of members of the
Taira clan, and other enemies of the
Minamoto, the victors in the
Genpei War, and clan of the
Shogun Shoguns.
In May of
1221, Emperor Go-Toba decided on lines of succession, without consulting the
shogunate. He then invited a great number of potential allies from amongst the eastern warriors of
Kyoto to a great festival, thus revealing the loyalties of those who rejected the invitation. One important officer revealed his loyalty to the
Kamakura shogunate shogunate by doing so, and was killed. On
June 6, the Imperial Court declared
Hojo Yoshitoki HÅ?jÅ? Yoshitoki, the regent, to be an outlaw, and three days later the entirety of eastern Japan had officially risen in rebellion.
HÅ?jÅ? Yoshitoki, regent and representative of the
Kamakura shogunate shogunate, decided to launch an offensive against Emperor Go-Toba's forces in
Kyoto, using much the same three-pronged strategy as was employed a few decades earlier. One came from the mountains, one from the north, and the third, commanded by Yoshitoki's son
Hojo Yasutoki Yasutoki, approached via the
Tokaido road.
These forces faced meager opposition on their way to the capital; the Imperial commanders were simply outfought. When Emperor Go-Toba of Japan heard of this string of defeats, he left the city for
Mount Hiei, where he asked for aid from the ''
sohei'', the warrior monks of
Mount Hiei. They declined, citing weakness, and the Emperor Go-Toba returned to
Kyoto. The remnants of the Imperial army fought their final stand at the bridge over the river
Battle of Uji (1221) Uji, where the opening battle of the
Genpei War was fought, 41 years earlier. Yasutoki's cavalry pushed through, scattering the Imperial forces, and pressed on to
Kyoto.
The capital was taken by the
Shogun Shogun's forces, and Emperor Go-Toba's rebellion was put to an end. Emperor Go-Toba was banished to the
Oki Islands, from where he never returned.
References
*Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
See also
*
List of wars
*
Military history of Japan
Category:1221
Category:Wars of Japan
ja:承久�乱
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