Minamoto Yoshitsune destroys the Taira clan at the Battle of Dan no Ura

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War

Place

Japan

Date

1185

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"The elimination of the Taira leaves the Minamoto the virtual rulers of Japan and marks the beginning of the first period of feudal rule known as the Kamakura Period." [Wikipedia]

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