Atlas of Battles

war, 35 engagements

Battles of the Genpei War

The atlas places 35 engagements of the Genpei War (1180 to 1185): 27 battles, 6 sieges and 2 naval actions, all in present-day Japan. The most widely documented: Battle of Dan-no-ura.

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Siege of Kinugasa CastleBattle of YūkihamaBattle of IchiharaBattle of FujigawaBattle of HachitaSiege of Kanasa CastleMino Genji's raising of an armyIyo Kono UprisingBattle of OmiBattle of Yahagi-gawaBattle of Sunomata-gawaBattle of YokotagawaraYowa Hokuriku ExpeditionBattle of NogimiyaSiege of HiuchiBattle of HannyanoBattle of KurikaraBattle of ShioyamaBattle of ShinoharaSiege of FukuryūjiBattle of MizushimaSiege of HōjūjidonoBattle of MuroyamaBattle of UjiBattle of AwazuBattle of MikusayamaBattle of KojimaBattle of AshiyauraBattle of ShidoBattle of UjiBattle of IshibashiyamaSiege of NaraBattle of Ichi-no-TaniBattle of YashimaBattle of Dan-no-uraBattle of UjiBattle of IshibashiyamaSiege of NaraBattle of Ichi-no-TaniBattle of YashimaBattle of Dan-no-uraHiroshimaNagoyaFukuokaKyotoNaganoKōchiYokohamaKanazawaFukushimaHamamatsu200 km35.305N, 135.645E
35 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1180: 11 engagements11 in 11801181: 5 engagements1183: 8 engagements1184: 6 engagements1185: 5 engagements11801185
35 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Uji, 1180Battle of Ishibashiyama, 1180Siege of Kinugasa Castle, 1180Battle of Yūkihama, 1180Battle of Ichihara, 1180Battle of Fujigawa, 1180Battle of Hachita, 1180Siege of Kanasa Castle, 1180Mino Genji's raising of an army, 1180Iyo Kono Uprising, 1180Battle of Omi, 1180Battle of Yahagi-gawa, 1181Siege of Nara, 1181Battle of Sunomata-gawa, 1181Battle of Yokotagawara, 1181Yowa Hokuriku Expedition, 1181Battle of Nogimiya, 1183Siege of Hiuchi, 1183Battle of Hannyano, 1183Battle of Kurikara, 1183Battle of Shioyama, 1183Battle of Shinohara, 1183Siege of Fukuryūji, 1183Battle of Mizushima, 1183Siege of Hōjūjidono, 1184Battle of Muroyama, 1184Battle of Uji, 1184Battle of Awazu, 1184Battle of Mikusayama, 1184Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, 1184Battle of Kojima, 1185Battle of Ashiyaura, 1185Battle of Yashima, 1185Battle of Shido, 1185Battle of Dan-no-ura, 118511801185
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
20 June 1180Battle of UjiUji, JapanTaira victory
14 September 1180Battle of IshibashiyamaIshibashi, JapanTaira victory
17 September 1180Siege of Kinugasa CastleKinugasa Castle, JapanTaira clan victory
1180Battle of YūkihamaShimōsa Province, Japan
1180Battle of IchiharaWakasato, JapanMinamoto victory
9 November 1180Battle of FujigawaFuji River, Japan
1180Battle of HachitaSuruga Province, Japan
22 November 1180Siege of Kanasa CastleKanasagō, JapanMinamoto victory
1180Mino Genji's raising of an armyMino Province, Japan
December 1180Iyo Kono UprisingMount Takanawa, Japan
1180Battle of OmiŌmi Province, Japan
1181Battle of Yahagi-gawaYahagi River, JapanTaira victory
15 January 1181Siege of NaraNara, JapanTaira victory; much of city destroyed
8 June 1181Battle of Sunomata-gawaNagara River, JapanSneak attack fails; Taira victory
26 July 1181Battle of YokotagawaraYokota Castle, Japan
1181Yowa Hokuriku ExpeditionHokurikudō, Japan
1183Battle of NogimiyaNogi Shrine, Japan
April 1183Siege of HiuchiYunoo Pass, JapanSiege succeeds; fortress falls, but Minamoto survive and escape
31 May 1183Battle of HannyanoHannyano, Japan
2 June 1183Battle of KurikaraKurikara Pass, Japan
3 June 1183Battle of ShioyamaShio, Japan
22 June 1183Battle of ShinoharaShinohara, Japan
29 October 1183Siege of FukuryūjiFukuryūji Fortress, JapanMinamoto victory
17 November 1183Battle of MizushimaMizushima Sea, Japan
3 January 1184Siege of HōjūjidonoHōjū-ji Temple, JapanSiege succeeds; Minamoto no Yoshinaka victory
1184Battle of MuroyamaMurotsu, JapanTaira victory
4 March 1184Battle of UjiUji, JapanMinamoto no Yoshitsune et al. victory
4 March 1184Battle of AwazuOtsu, JapanMinamoto no Yoshitsune et al. victory; Minamoto no Yoshinaka killed
18 March 1184Battle of MikusayamaMount Mikusa, Japan
20 March 1184Battle of Ichi-no-TaniFukuhara-kyō, JapanMinamoto victory
10 January 1185Battle of KojimaFujito, JapanMinamoto victory
4 March 1185Battle of AshiyauraAshiya, Japan
22 March 1185Battle of YashimaYashima, JapanMinamoto victory
24 March 1185Battle of ShidoShido-ji Temple, Japan
25 April 1185Battle of Dan-no-uraDan-no-ura, JapanMinamoto clan victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Genpei War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.