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Emperor Antoku cast into the sea

Type Event Region Japan Time 1185

In 1185, as the Battle of Dan-no-ura was lost, eight-year-old Emperor Antoku was carried by his grandmother Taira Tokiko into the Shimonoseki Strait …

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  1. 1185Dan-no-ura · JapanAfter the naval rout at Dan-no-ura, Taira courtiers and samurai threw themselves into the sea one after another, while the young emperor Antoku remained under Taira protection.
  2. 1185Shimonoseki Strait · JapanEmperor Antoku was held by Taira Tokiko and sank into the sea, and the Kusanagi sword went with him to the seabed, becoming the most tragic scene of the Genpei War.

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