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This text was formerly in the article Hogen Disturbance:

The Hogen disturbance (保元の乱) took place in 1156 during the Heian Period.

The conflict was a result of the Retired Emperor Toba forcing his son, the Emperor Sutoku, to reliquish the thrown in favor of Konoe, Toba's two year old son by his favorite consort. When Konoe died in 1155 Toba made matters worse. Instead of choosing Sutoku's son, he placed his half-brother, Go-Shirakawa, on the throne.

When Toba died in 1156 a challenge was brought by Sutoku and the Fujiwara chief Yorinaga. Sutoku and Yorinaga gathered warriors led by former Minamoto chief Tameyoshi and the minor Taira figure Tadamasa. They intended to overthrow Emperor Go-Shirakawa to place Sutoku back on the throne.

Go-Shirakawa anticipated such problems and had enlisted the Minamoto chief Yoshitomo and Taira chief Kiyomori. Attacking at night Go-Shirakawa's faction won. Yorinaga was killed by an arrow as he fled. Tameyoshi and Tadamasa were executed. Sutoku was exiled to Sanuki Province.

The Hogen disturbance marked the entry of the military clans into the capital as political forces to be dealt with. Tensions between the victorious Taira and Minamoto clans would lead to the Heiji disturbance four years later.