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Battle of Shinohara

Type Event Region Asia Time 1183

In June 1183, Kiso Yoshinaka's forces pursued the defeated Taira army at Shinohara in Kaga Province, winning an overwhelming victory against the odds…

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  1. 1183Shinohara, Kaga Province · Kaga ProvinceAfter their great defeat at Kurikara Pass, Taira Munemori led the remnants to Shinohara-shuku in Kaga to regroup; according to the Tale of the Heike, they cut the Ataka bridge to stop pursuers, and about 40,000 cavalry formed their line.
  2. 1183Shinohara, Kaga Province · Kaga ProvinceOn the first day of the sixth month of Shōyū 2, at the hour of the dragon, Yoshinaka's force of about 5,000 cavalry attacked Shinohara. Hatakeyama Shigeyoshi's 500 cavalry fought Higuchi Kanemitsu's troops, and Musashi Arimitsu's 300 cavalry penetrated Yoshinaka's lines and died fighting; the Taira army's position collapsed.
  3. 1183Shinohara, Kaga Province · Kaga ProvinceThe aged Taira general Saitō Sanemori dyed his hair black and white to fight as Yoshinaka's benefactor, and was finally beheaded by Tezuka Mitsumori. Yoshinaka washed the head at the Kubi-arai pond to identify Sanemori and wept bitterly; after the battle only four or five armored samurai survived.

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