Battle of Kojima

Part of the Genpei War

Date	1184
Location	Kojima, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea
Result	Minamoto victory

Belligerents

Minamoto clan

Taira clan

Commanders and leaders

Minamoto no Noriyori, Sasaki Moritsuna

Taira no Yukimori

Genpei War

1st Uji Nara Ishibashiyama Fujikawa Sunomatagawa 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.

References

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