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Born 1123 • Japan
Died February 12, 1160 (aged 37) • Owari • Japan
Role In Heiji Disturbance • Hōgen Disturbance
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Ashikaga Takauji
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Toyotomi Hideyori
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Takeda Shingen
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Japanese military leader
Uesugi Kenshin
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Japanese military leader
Nitta Yoshisada
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emperor of Japan
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Sutoku
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Clovis I
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