Battle of Muroyama
| Battle of Muroyama | |||||||
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| Part of the Genpei War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Minamoto clan | Taira clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Minamoto no Yukiie | Taira no Tomomori | ||||||
The battle of Muroyama was one of many battles of the 12th-century Japanese civil war known as the Genpei War. At Muroyama, Minamoto no Yukiie tried to recoup the loss of the Battle of Mizushima by attacking Taira forces.
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The Taira forces split into five divisions, each attacking in succession, and wearing down Yukiie's men. Eventually surrounded, the Minamoto were forced to flee.
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Notes
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.