Battle of Dan-no-ura
| Battle of Dan-no-ura | |||||||||
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| Part of the Genpei War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Minamoto clan | Taira clan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Minamoto no Noriyori (land) Minamoto no Yoshitsune (naval) Kajiwara Kagetoki (espionage) Tanzo Kono Tsushin (naval) Taguchi Shigeyoshi (defected) |
Emperor Antoku † Taira no Tokiko † Taira no Munemori Taira no Tomomori † Taira no Noritsune † Taira no Norimori † Taira no Tsunemori † Taira Sukemori † Taira Arimori † Taira Yukimori † Taira Tokitada (exiled) Taira Kiyomune Taira no Kagekiyo (POW) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 800 ships (Azuma Kagami) or 3,000 (The Tale of the Heike) | 500 ships (Azuma Kagami) or 1,000 (The Tale of the Heike) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Annihilated | ||||||||
Location within Japan | |||||||||
The Battle of Dan-no-ura (壇ノ浦の戦い, Dan-no-ura no tatakai) was a major sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Dan-no-ura, in the Kanmon Straits off the southern tip of Honshū. On April 25, 1185 (or March 24, 1185 by the official page of Shimonoseki), the fleet of the Minomoto ('Genji') clan, led by general Minamoto no Yoshitsune, defeated the fleet of the Taira clan (Heike). The morning rip tide was an advantage for the Taira, but turned to their disadvantage in the afternoon. The young Emperor Antoku was one of those who died among the Taira nobles.