Battle of Kojima
Battle in 1184 in Japan
34°33′21.5″N 133°47′58.7″E / 34.555972°N 133.799639°E / 34.555972; 133.799639![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sasa_Rindo.svg/20px-Sasa_Rindo.svg.png)
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Minamoto no Noriyori
Sasaki Moritsuna
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Genpei War
- 1st Uji
- Nara
- Ishibashiyama
- Fujikawa
- Sunomata-gawa
- Yahagi-gawa
- Hiuchi
- Kurikara Pass
- Shinohara
- Mizushima
- Fukuryūji
- Muroyama
- Hōjūjidono
- 2nd Uji
- Awazu
- Ichi-no-Tani
- Kojima
- Yashima
- Dan-no-ura
The Battle of Kojima (児島合戦), also called Battle of Fujito (藤戸の戦い), was a battle of the Genpei War of the Heian period of Japanese history, and took place in 1184.[1][2]
Battle
In pursuit of the fleeing Taira from Ichi-no-Tani, on their way to Yashima, Minamoto no Noriyori engaged and defeated his enemies in battle at Kojima. The attack was led by Sasaki Moritsuna, who swam his horse across a narrow strait between Kojima and the mainland of Honshū.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. p. 204. ISBN 1854095234.
- ^ a b Turnbull, Stephen (1977). The Samurai, A Military History. MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 71. ISBN 0026205408.
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