During the battle, they fought valiantly, holding off Noriyori's large force of thousands of men for a time. However, in the end, they both died in battle.
Yoshinaka was struck dead by an arrow when his horse became mired in a paddy field. Kanehira committed suicide by leaping off his horse while holding his sword in his mouth.[3][4][5]
Gallery
Woodblock print of the battle of Awazu, by Utagawa Toyoharu, ca. 1760s. Yoshinaka and Kanehira's deaths are depicted in the left middle distance.
Tomoe Gozen in the Battle of Awazu—by Utagawa Yoshikazu.
References
^Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. pp. 296–297. ISBN0804705232.
^Turnbull, Stephen (2016-07-28). The Gempei War 1180–85: The Great Samurai Civil War. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 58–63. ISBN978-1-4728-1385-5.
^Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. p. 204. ISBN1854095234.
^Turnbull, Stephen (1977). The Samurai, A Military History. MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 66. ISBN0026205408.
^The Tales of the Heike. Translated by Burton Watson. Columbia University Press. 2006. p. 88. ISBN9780231138031.
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battle, awazu, minamoto, yoshinaka, made, final, stand, awazu, after, fleeing, from, cousins, armies, which, confronted, after, attacked, kyoto, burning, hōjūjiden, kidnapping, emperor, shirakawa, during, pursuit, joined, foster, brother, imai, kanehira, tomoe. Minamoto no Yoshinaka made his final stand at Awazu after fleeing from his cousins armies which confronted him after he attacked Kyoto burning the Hōjujiden and kidnapping Emperor Go Shirakawa During the pursuit he was joined by his foster brother Imai Kanehira and Tomoe Gozen 1 2 Battle of AwazuPart of the Genpei WarTomoe Gozen defeats Uchida Ieyoshi and Hatakeyama Shigetada DateFebruary 21 1184LocationAwazu Ōmi ProvinceResultMinamoto no Yoshitsune et al victory Minamoto no Yoshinaka killedBelligerentsMinamoto clan loyalistsMinamoto clan rebelsCommanders and leadersMinamoto no YoshitsuneMinamoto no NoriyoriMinamoto no Yoshinaka Imai Kanehira During the battle they fought valiantly holding off Noriyori s large force of thousands of men for a time However in the end they both died in battle Yoshinaka was struck dead by an arrow when his horse became mired in a paddy field Kanehira committed suicide by leaping off his horse while holding his sword in his mouth 3 4 5 Gallery Edit Woodblock print of the battle of Awazu by Utagawa Toyoharu ca 1760s Yoshinaka and Kanehira s deaths are depicted in the left middle distance Tomoe Gozen in the Battle of Awazu by Utagawa Yoshikazu References Edit Sansom George 1958 A History of Japan to 1334 Stanford University Press pp 296 297 ISBN 0804705232 Turnbull Stephen 2016 07 28 The Gempei War 1180 85 The Great Samurai Civil War Bloomsbury Publishing pp 58 63 ISBN 978 1 4728 1385 5 Turnbull Stephen 1998 The Samurai Sourcebook Cassell amp Co p 204 ISBN 1854095234 Turnbull Stephen 1977 The Samurai A Military History MacMillan Publishing Co Inc p 66 ISBN 0026205408 The Tales of the Heike Translated by Burton Watson Columbia University Press 2006 p 88 ISBN 9780231138031 This article about a historical Japanese battle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Awazu amp oldid 1091330714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
