Battle of Muroyama

Battle of Muroyama
Part of the Genpei War
Date1183
LocationMuroyama, Harima Province
Result Taira victory
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. 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.[1]

References

  1. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. p. 202-203. ISBN 1854095234.

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