Battle of Ichihara

Battle of Ichihara
Part of Genpei War
Kiso Yoshinaka wa tatewaki sensho Yoshikata no ko ni shite… 木曽義仲は帯刀先生義賢の子にして… (The pursuit of Yoshinaka in a bamboo grove at the Battle of Awazu) (BM 2008,3037.18303 1)
Woodblock Print of Minamoto no Yoshinaka by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)
DateSeptember 7, 1180 (Jishō calendar)
Location
Result Minamoto victory
Belligerents
Sasa Rindo Minamoto clan Ageha-cho Taira clan
Commanders and leaders

The Battle of Ichihara (市原合戦, Ichihara Kassen) was a battle which took place in Shinano Province on September 7, 1180 (Jishō calendar) (September 29, 1180 in the Julian calendar).[a][b] It took place during the Genpei War, a civil war over control of Japan from 1180–1185. This is the first battle in which Minamoto no Yoshinaka appears in historical documents.
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