Jōkyū Disturbance

Timeline

1. 1221Kyoto · KyotoIn the fifth month of the first year of Jōkyū, Retired Emperor Go-Toba ordered the suppression of the Kamakura shogunate; the court issued an imperial rescript, and courtiers such as Fujiwara no Michiie and warriors of the Kinai region assembled as commanded, advancing along the Uji–Seta line in an attempt to regain control of samurai politics centered on Kyoto.
2. 1221Uji · Kyoto PrefectureShogunate forces under Hōjō Yoshitoki, Hōjō Yasutoki, and others advanced along the Tōsandō, Tōkaidō, and Hokurikudō, fighting fiercely with the court army along the Uji River and Seta Bridge. Superior in equipment and organization, the shogunate army drove the court army back step by step; commanders such as Fujiwara no Michiie were killed or scattered in flight.
3. 1221Kyoto · KyotoShogunate troops entered Kyoto and the court was forced to surrender. Retired Emperors Go-Toba, Tsuchimikado, and Juntoku were exiled to Oki, Awa, and Sado respectively; the Jōkyū Disturbance ended in a complete shogunate victory, and the samurai government's control over the court reached a new height.