Burning of Hieizan / Battle of Hiedayama

Timeline

1. 1183Hojuji-dono · Yamashiro ProvinceIn the eleventh month of Shōyū 2, Kiso Yoshinaka's relations with cloistered emperor Go-Shirakawa deteriorated over measures such as pursuing Minamoto no Yoritomo and confining the emperor; he led his forces to besiege the imperial residence Hojuji-dono and cut communications inside and out.
2. 1183Hojuji-dono · Yamashiro ProvinceYoshinaka's generals, including Imai Kanehira, carried out the fire attack; Hojuji-dono was burned, Tendai abbot Myun and Enryaku-ji official Enkei Hosshinnō died in the battle, and the palace was reduced to ashes.
3. 1183Enryaku-ji, Mount Hiei · Mount HieiMyun's death enraged the warrior monks of Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei; the monastic community, which had previously cooperated with Yoshinaka, turned against him. Yoshinaka's prestige in the capital plummeted, the Taira were able to return to Settsu, and Yoritomo gained a pretext for a punitive expedition.