The took place in 1181. Retreating from the Battle of Sunomata-gawa,

Minamoto no Yukiie was the brother of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and one of the commanders of the Minamoto forces in the Genpei War at the end of the Heian period of Japanese history. In 1181, he was defeated at the Battle of Sunomatagawa by Taira no Shigehira. After ...

attempted to make a stand by destroying the bridge over the

Yahagi River , a historical Japanese occupation equivalent to "fletcher", may refer to: * Yahagi, a former village now part of Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan * Yahagi Domain, Shimōsa Province, now in Chiba Prefecture, Japan * , several ships * Rikuzen-Yahagi S ...

(矢作川 ''Yahagi-gawa'') and putting up a defensive shieldwall. He was forced to withdraw in the end, but the

Taira The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi Periods of Japanese history – the others being the Fujiwara, the Tachibana, and the Minamoto. The clan is divided ...

pursuit was soon called off when their leader, Tomomori, fell ill.

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1180s in Japan 1181 in Asia Yahagi-gawa Yahagigawa 1181 {{Japan-battle-stub