Battle of Kojima

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Battle of Kojima
Part of the Genpei War
Date 1184 Location Kojima, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea Result Minamoto victory
Combatants
Minamoto clan	Taira clan
Commanders
Minamoto no Noriyori, Sasaki Moritsuna	Taira no Yukimori

Genpei War
1st Uji – Nara – Ishibashiyama – Fujigawa – Sunomata – Yahagigawa – Hiuchi – Kurikara – Shinohara – Mizushima – Fukuryūji – Muroyama – Hōjūjidono – 2nd Uji – Awazu – Ichi-no-Tani – Kojima – Yashima –Dan-no-ura

The Batte of Kojima was a battle of the Genpei War of the Heian period of Japanese history, taking place in 1184.

Following 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.

[edit] References

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.