"Siege of Nara"@en . . . "Taira seek revenge against monastic Minamoto allies"@en . . "warrior monks of various Nara temples"@en . "1180"^^ . "Siege of Nara"@en . . . . "Various"@en . . "The T\u014Ddai-ji, which claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world, was even larger before it was destroyed in this battle and later rebuilt."@en . . "Following the 1180 Battle of the Uji, in which Minamoto no Yorimasa fought a small Taira army with the help of monks from the Mii-dera and other temples, the victorious Taira, angry at being opposed, decided to assault and burn the Miidera, before moving on to Nara. The Taira were opposed by warrior monks from nearly every major monastery and temple in Nara. Taira no Shigehira and Tomomori, both sons of Kiyomori, head of the clan, commanded the siege. The 'Heike Monogatari' laments the destruction the T\u014Ddai-ji's Daibutsu (Great Buddha statue): In all, 3,500 people died in the burning of Nara."@en . . "Taira victory; much of city destroyed"@en . . "the Genpei War"@en . "3500"^^ . "Taira clan"@en . . "Following the 1180 Battle of the Uji, in which Minamoto no Yorimasa fought a small Taira army with the help of monks from the Mii-dera and other temples, the victorious Taira, angry at being opposed, decided to assault and burn the Miidera, before moving on to Nara. The Taira were opposed by warrior monks from nearly every major monastery and temple in Nara. Taira no Shigehira and Tomomori, both sons of Kiyomori, head of the clan, commanded the siege. The monks dug ditches in the roads, and build many forms of improvised defenses. They fought primarily with bow & arrow, and naginata, while the Taira were on horseback, giving them a great advantage. Despite the monks' superior numbers, and their strategic defenses, their enemy succeeded in destroying nearly every temple in the city, including the K\u014Dfuku-ji and T\u014Ddai-ji. Only the Enryaku-ji managed to repel the attackers and survive. The 'Heike Monogatari' laments the destruction the T\u014Ddai-ji's Daibutsu (Great Buddha statue): In all, 3,500 people died in the burning of Nara."@en . "Unknown"@en . . . . . .