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Battle of Tatarahama

Battle of Tatarahama was a battle fought on 13 April 1336 at Tatara, in what is now Japan. It was part of Q334845. The recorded result: Shogunate victory.

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Tatarahama Battlefield
Tatarahama Battlefield. 震天動地, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 April 1336
WhereTatara, Japan33.628N, 130.445E
OutcomeShogunate victory
BelligerentsAshikaga shogunateagainstImperial loyalists
Part ofQ334845

Where it sits in Q334845

Battle of Tatarahama, 1336Battle of Minatogawa, 1336Sieges of Kuromaru, 1338Battle of Shijōnawate, 1348Battle of Yawata, 135313361353Battle of Tatarahama, 1336
5 placed engagements of Q334845 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 April 1336
PlaceTatara, Japan
33.628N, 130.445E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeKyūshū falls to Northern Imperial Court
Commanders
  • Ashikaga Takauji
  • Kikuchi Taketoshi
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Battle of Tatarahama is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872523, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tatarahama (1336), revision 1375619011, 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.