Siege of Kuriyagawa

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Siege of Kuriyagawa
Part of Zenkunen War
Date 1062
Location
Result Minamoto victory
Combatants
Minamoto forces Abe forces
Commanders
Minamoto no Yoshiie Abe Sadato

The siege of Kuriyagawa the Siege of Kuriyagawa was a certain battle during the Heian period (12th century) of Japan.

This rather minor siege, which was a part of the Zenkunen War, ended with the victory of the Minamoto. Throughout this siege, Abe commander Abe no Sadato ended up being defeated in his stockade fortress of Kuriyagawa. Minamoto no Yoshiie established a Tsurugaoka Hachiman shrine within Kamakura as to give thanks to his victorious Minamoto allies.

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The Samurai Sourcebook