Siege of Kuriyagawa

Siege of Kuriyagawa

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Kuriyagawa
partof=Zenkunen War


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date=1062
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result=Minamoto victory
combatant1=Minamoto forces
combatant2=Abe forces
commander1=Minamoto no Yoshiie
commander2=Abe Sadato
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The siege of Kuriyagawa the Siege of Kuriyagawa was a certain battle during the Heian period (12th century) of Japan.

This rather minor siege, which was a part of the Zenkunen War, ended with the victory of the Minamoto. Throughout this siege, Abe commander Abe no Sadato ended up being defeated in his stockade fortress of Kuriyagawa. Minamoto no Yoshiie established Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū within Kamakura to give thanks to his victorious Minamoto allies.

References

"The Samurai Sourcebook"


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