Battle of Fujigawa

Battle of Fujigawa
Part of the Genpei War

Battle of Fujikawa by Utagawa Yoshitora.
Date9 November 1180
Location
Fuji River, beneath Mount Fuji
35°9′31.4″N 138°41′46.9″E / 35.158722°N 138.696361°E / 35.158722; 138.696361
Result Minamoto victory
Belligerents
Minamoto clan, with aid from Takeda clan of Kai Taira clan
Commanders and leaders
Strength
30,000
Location within Japan

The Battle of Fujigawa (富士川の戦い, Fujigawa no tatakai) was a battle of the Genpei War of the Heian period of Japanese history. It took place in 1180, in what is now Shizuoka Prefecture.

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