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Battle of Awazu

Battle of Awazu was a battle fought on 4 March 1184 at Otsu, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Genpei War, which ran from 1180 to 1185. The recorded result: Minamoto no Yoshitsune et al. victory; Minamoto no Yoshinaka killed.

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Tomoe Gozen wields a naginata on horseback with Uchida Ieyoshi and Hatakeyama no Shigetada. Context: Tomoe Gozen was a rare female samurai. At Battle of Awazu in 1184, she is known for killing Uchida
Tomoe Gozen wields a naginata on horseback with Uchida Ieyoshi and Hatakeyama no Shigetada. Context: Tomoe Gozen was a rare female samurai. At Battle of Awazu in 1184, she is known for killing Uchida . Toyohara Chikanobu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 March 1184
WhereOtsu, Japan34.981N, 135.898E
OutcomeMinamoto no Yoshitsune et al. victory; Minamoto no Yoshinaka killed
BelligerentsMinamoto clan loyalistsagainstMinamoto clan rebels
Part ofGenpei War1180 to 1185

Where it sits in the Genpei War

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, 118511801185Battle of Awazu, 1184
35 placed engagements of the Genpei War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 March 1184
PlaceOtsu, Japan
34.981N, 135.898E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
Battle of AwazuBattle of AwazuSiege of ŌtsuBattle of NyoigatakeSiege of Yamashina Hongan-jiBattle of Higashi-iwakuraSiege of Nakao CastleSiege of Yamashina Hongan-jiSiege of Nakao CastleŌsakaNagoyaKōbeHamamatsuTsuWakayamaGifuFukui100 km34.981N, 135.898E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 16 times between 1160 and 1868.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1184

Battle of Awazu is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237381, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Awazu, revision 1370432777, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.