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Bunchi 1 (文治元年)

Timeline of 1185

• 1185/11/11 Emperor Go-Shirakawa issues orders to hunt Yoshitsune.
• 1185/11/17 Shizuka Gozen captured in Yoshino.

Other Events

Gempei War (1180-1185)

• 1185/2/19 Minamoto Yoshitsune attacks Yashima (Sanuki) and puts the Taira to flight (Battle of Yashima).
• 1185/3/24 The Taira clan is utterly destroyed at the Battle of Dan-no-Ura. The Emperor Antoku dies in the course of the fighting, and Taira Munemori is captured and later executed. The Gempei War ends.

Births and Deaths of 1185

• Emperor Antoku dies
• Taira Munemori is excecuted
• Kenreimon'in, Taira no Noritsune, Taira no Shigehira, Taira no Tomomori, Taira no Kagekiyo die in the Battle of Dan-no-Ura.