Editing Mount Hiei

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'''Mount Hiei''' (比叡山, ''Hiei-zan'') is a mountain to the northeast of [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]. 

At the time [[Yamabe|Emperor Kanmu]] had the city of Kyoto built, Mount Hiei was home to a great [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] {{Wiki|Enryaku-ji|temple}} which was considered able to counteract negative influences on the capital. Over time, the temple complex grew, achieving circa 3000 temples by the 1560s.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> In 1571, [[Oda Nobunaga]] [[Siege of Mount Hiei|razed]] the compound, with his army killing everyone they could and burning the buildings down, with only one surviving, having been overlooked.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga</ref> A number of the buildings on Mount Hiei were rebuilt through the first half of the 17th century,<ref>{{WP|Enryaku-ji}}</ref> and still stand today.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{1stm}}

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