Battle of Kurikara Pass

Battle of Kurikara Pass
	Part of the Genpei War
	; Battle of Kurikara Pass by Katsukawa Shun'ei
Date	June 2, 1183
Location	Kurikara Pass, Tonamiyama, Etchū Province36°39′42.1″N 136°49′15.7″E / 36.661694°N 136.821028°E
Result	Minamoto victory; turning point in the war
Belligerents
Minamoto clan	Taira clan
Commanders and leaders
Minamoto no Yoshinaka; Minamoto no Yukiie;	Taira no Koremori; Taira no Michimori;
Strength
5,000	40,000
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Japan

The battle of Kurikara Pass (倶利伽羅峠の戦い, Kurikara tōge no tatakai), also known as the battle of Tonamiyama (砺波山), was a crucial engagement in Japan's Genpei War; in this battle the tide of the war turned in the favour of the Minamoto clan.^[2]

"Yoshinaka won by a clever strategy; under cover of nightfall his troops enveloped the main body of the Taira, demoralized them by a series of tactical surprises, and turned their confusion into a disastrous, headlong rout."^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. p. 293. ISBN 0804705232.
^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. pp. 201–202. ISBN 1854095234.

[Sansom-1] Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. p. 293. ISBN 0804705232.

[Turnbull2-2] Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. pp. 201–202. ISBN 1854095234.

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