Former Nine Years' War

Zenkunen War
	Part of Clan disputes of the Heian period
Date	1051–1062
Location	Mutsu province, Tohoku region, Japan
Result	Imperial victory
Belligerents
Imperial Court	Abe clan
Commanders and leaders
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^[1] or the Early Nine Years' War,^[2] 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.

^ "The History of Hiraizumi". Hiraizumi Tourism Association website. Hiraizumi Tourism Association. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^ Wilson, William Ritchie (1973). "The Way of the Bow and Arrow. The Japanese Warrior in Konjaku Monogatari". Monumenta Nipponica. 28 (2). Sophia University: 178. doi:10.2307/2383862. JSTOR 2383862.

[1] "The History of Hiraizumi". Hiraizumi Tourism Association website. Hiraizumi Tourism Association. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

[2] Wilson, William Ritchie (1973). "The Way of the Bow and Arrow. The Japanese Warrior in Konjaku Monogatari". Monumenta Nipponica. 28 (2). Sophia University: 178. doi:10.2307/2383862. JSTOR 2383862.

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