Hōan Incident, prelude to the Hōgen Rebellion

Timeline

1. 1129Shirakawa-in · Kyoto PrefectureShirakawa-in, who had long suppressed all factions, died; retired emperor Toba sought to take over the cloistered government entirely, while Emperor Sutoku struggled to throw off constraints, and court factions began re-aligning.
2. 1129Heian-kyō Dairi · Kyoto PrefectureOver the birth of a child by a favored consort and the choice of successor, Emperor Sutoku and retired emperor Toba quarreled bitterly; Sutoku at one point refused to attend cloistered-government meetings, the relationship between the two broke down, and factional seeds were sown for the later Hōgen Rebellion.