battle, medieval
Battle of Uji
Battle of Uji was a battle fought in April 1221 at Uji, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Jōkyū War. The recorded result: Shogunate victory. Recorded strength: 100,000 against 10,000.
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Record
| Date | April 1221 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Uji, Japan 34.881N, 135.779E | |
| Part of | Jōkyū War (1221) | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Result | Shogunate victory | |
| Territorial change | Emperor exiled to Oki island | |
| Belligerents | Kamakura shogunate and allies | Clans loyal to Emperor Go-Toba |
| Commanders | Hōjō Yoshitoki; Hōjō Yasutoki | Emperor Go-Toba |
| Strength | 100,000 | 10,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 2,000–3,000 | 6,000–8,000 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Uji 1180, same recorded site
- Battle of Uji 1184, 2.9 km
- Siege of Fushimi 1600, 6.5 km
- Siege of Hachiman 1352, 7.2 km
- Battle of Yamazaki 1582, 8.5 km
Elsewhere in 1221
- Battle of Indus Pakistan
- Siege of Bamyan Afghanistan
- Siege of Merv Turkmenistan
- Siege of Tallinn Estonia
- Battle of Waliyan Afghanistan
Battle of Uji is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 356 in present-day Japan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888043, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Uji (1221), revision 1370275998, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.