The Imperial Court of Heian-kyo sent MINAMOTO no Yoriyoshi and MINAMOTO no Yoshiie in 1051 to antagonize the Abe clan which had a semi-autonomous power in the region, which triggered the 12 years of war in various places of the Tohoku region where the Abe clan fought very hard (Zen kunen no eki [the Early Nine Years' War]). |
半独立的な勢力をもつ安倍氏に対し、永承6年(1051年)に平安京の朝廷から派遣された源頼義・源義家との争いに端を発し、以降12年間にわたり東北各地に善戦する(前九年の役)。 |