Former Nine Years' War
| Zenkunen War | |||||||
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| Part of Clan disputes of the Heian period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Imperial Court | Abe clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Minamoto no Yoriyoshi Minamoto no Yoshiie |
Abe no Yoritoki Abe no Sadato | ||||||
The Zenkunen War (前九年の役, Zenkunen no Eki), also known in English as the Former Nine Years' War or the Early Nine Years' War, was fought between the Imperial Court and the Abe clan in Mutsu Province, in Northeast Japan, from 1051 to 1062. It resulted in Imperial Court victory and the surrender of Abe no Sadato. Like the other major conflicts of the Heian period, such as the Gosannen War and the Genpei War, the Zenkunen war was a struggle for power within the samurai clans.