battle, medieval

Battle of Kawasaki

Name: Battle of Kawasaki
Location: Kawasaki Village, Japan

Battle of Kawasaki was a battle fought in 1057 at Kawasaki Village, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Zenkunen War, which ran from 1051 to 1063. The recorded result: Abe victory. Recorded strength: 1,800 against 4,000.

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Fought1057

WhereKawasaki Village, Japan38.848N, 141.294E

OutcomeAbe victory

BelligerentsMinamoto forcesagainstAbe forces

Part ofZenkunen War1051 to 1063

Record

Date	1057 (year precision)
Place	Kawasaki Village, Japan 38.848N, 141.294E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	1,800	4,000
Commanders	Minamoto no Yoriyoshi Minamoto no Yoshiie	Abe no Sadato

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Kuriyagawa 1062, 98 km N
Battle of Mount Nagaoka 1868, 103 km SW
Battle of Miyako Bay 1869, 109 km NE
Battle of Urushi-gawa 1368, 110 km SW
Siege of Shiroishi 1600, 111 km SW

In the same war

After: Siege of Kuriyagawa 1062

Elsewhere in 1057

Battle of Kawasaki is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3616452, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kawasaki, revision 1370266859, 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.