Battle of Yawata
| Battle of Yawata | |||||||
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| Part of the Nanboku-chō period | |||||||
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Northern Court | Southern Court | ||||||
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| Unknown | Moroushi | ||||||
The 1353 battle of Yawata was a battle of the
Nanboku-chō period of Japanese history, and took place in Yawata, Japan. It was fought in January 1353 between the armies of the Northern and Southern Emperors of Japan, as the loyalists (Southern Court) sought to obtain a base of operations just outside the capital from which they could launch attacks on Kyoto. The army of the Southern Court was led by Moroushi
, who secured the town for the loyalists; a successful siege was launched upon Kyoto the following year.
References
- George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0442223366).
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