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*''Japanese:'' 屋島の戦い ''Yashima no tatakai''
*''Date': [[1185]]/2/19''
*Location: Yashima Island, [[Sanuki province]]'' (present Takamatsu City, Kagawa Pref.)
A battle in the [[Genpei War]].
After the Heike were defeated in the [[Battle of Ichi no Tani]] in the 2nd month of [[1184]], they, under [[Taira Munemori]], entrenched themselves at Yashima, a large island just off [[Takamatsu]] on the north coast of [[Shikoku]]. (Yashima has since become a peninsula.) However, a year later [[Minamoto Yoshitsune]] made a surprise landing on the east coast of Shikoku ([[Awa province]]), marched to Takamatsu and attacked Yashima. The Heike were driven from the Inland Sea. For a detailed account, see the article on the [[Gempei War]]. The final battle of the war, [[Battle of Dan no Ura]], was fought one month later (3/24).
This battle is the scene of several famous stories from the [[Heike Monogatari]], such as [[Nasu no Yoichi]]'s (那須 与一) shooting a fan from afar and Yoshitsune's determined efforts to recover a bow dropped in the sea.
==References==
*Maipaedia Encyclopedia, マイパエディア百科事典, Heibonsha, 1999 (CD-ROM version).
*[[Heike Monogatari]]
[[Category:Battles|Dan no ura]]
[[Category:Heian Period|Dan no Ura]]
*''Date': [[1185]]/2/19''
*Location: Yashima Island, [[Sanuki province]]'' (present Takamatsu City, Kagawa Pref.)
A battle in the [[Genpei War]].
After the Heike were defeated in the [[Battle of Ichi no Tani]] in the 2nd month of [[1184]], they, under [[Taira Munemori]], entrenched themselves at Yashima, a large island just off [[Takamatsu]] on the north coast of [[Shikoku]]. (Yashima has since become a peninsula.) However, a year later [[Minamoto Yoshitsune]] made a surprise landing on the east coast of Shikoku ([[Awa province]]), marched to Takamatsu and attacked Yashima. The Heike were driven from the Inland Sea. For a detailed account, see the article on the [[Gempei War]]. The final battle of the war, [[Battle of Dan no Ura]], was fought one month later (3/24).
This battle is the scene of several famous stories from the [[Heike Monogatari]], such as [[Nasu no Yoichi]]'s (那須 与一) shooting a fan from afar and Yoshitsune's determined efforts to recover a bow dropped in the sea.
==References==
*Maipaedia Encyclopedia, マイパエディア百科事典, Heibonsha, 1999 (CD-ROM version).
*[[Heike Monogatari]]
[[Category:Battles|Dan no ura]]
[[Category:Heian Period|Dan no Ura]]
