The Siege of the Sanjo Palace was the primary battle of the Heiji Rebellion (January 19 - February 5, 1160). In the Siege of Sanjo Palace, Nobuyori and his Minamoto allies abducted the former emperor Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Emperor Nijo and set fire to the Palace.

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