Battle of Dan-no-ura

Battle of Dan-no-ura
	Part of the Genpei War
Date	April 25, 1185
Location	Dan-no-ura, Shimonoseki Strait33°57′54.3″N 130°57′23.9″E / 33.965083°N 130.956639°E
Result	Minamoto victory, destruction of Taira clan
Territorial; changes	Minamoto gain command of Japan
Belligerents
Minamoto clan	Taira clan
Commanders and leaders
Minamoto no Noriyori (Land) ; Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Naval) ; Kajiwara Kagetoki (Espionage) ; Tanzo ; Kono Tsushin (Naval) ; Taguchi Shigeyoshi (Defected) ;	Emperor Antoku †; Taira no Tokiko †; Taira no Munemori ; Taira no Tomomori †; Taira no Noritsune †; Taira no Norimori †; Taira no Tsunemori †; Taira Sukemori †; Taira Arimori †; Taira Yukimori †; Taira Tokitada (Exiled); Taira Kiyomune; Taira no Kagekiyo (POW) (died 1 year later);
Strength
800 ships (Azuma Kagami) or 3,000 (The Tale of the Heike)	500 ships (Azuma Kagami) or 1,000 (The Tale of the Heike)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Annihilated
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Japan

The Battle of Dan-no-ura (壇ノ浦の戦い, Dan-no-ura no tatakai) was a major sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Dan-no-ura, in the Shimonoseki Strait off the southern tip of Honshū. On April 25, 1185 (or March 24, 1185 by the official page of Shimonoseki City), the fleet of the Minamoto clan (Genji), led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune, defeated the fleet of the Taira clan (Heike). The morning rip tide was an advantage for the Taira, but turned to their disadvantage in the afternoon. The young Emperor Antoku was one of those who died among the Taira nobles.^[1]

^ Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. pp. 302–303. ISBN 0804705232.

[Sansom-1] Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. pp. 302–303. ISBN 0804705232.

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