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Battle of Kojima
| Battle of Kojima | |||||||||||||||||
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| Conflict | Genpei War | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place | Kojima, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea | ||||||||||||||||
| Result | Minamoto Clan victory | ||||||||||||||||
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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 Honshu.
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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