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

At the time Emperor Kanmu had the city of Kyoto built, Mount Hiei was home to a great Buddhist 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.[1] In 1571, Oda Nobunaga razed the compound, with his army killing everyone they could and burning the buildings down, with only one surviving, having been overlooked.[2] A number of the buildings on Mount Hiei were rebuilt through the first half of the 17th century,[3] and still stand today.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City
  2. ↑ Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga
  3. ↑ Enryaku-ji on Wikipedia
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