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Battle Of Muroyama | olspan=2 style="background:#ffff99" |Battle of Muroyama | | onflict | Genpei War | | ate | 1183 | | lace | Muroyama, Harima Province | | esult | Taira Clan victory | | olspan=2| {| border=1 width=300 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 | | olspan=2 style="background:#ffff99"|Combatants | | width=50%|Minamoto Clan | width=50%|Taira Clan | | olspan=2|Commanders | | a href="/encyclopedia/Minamoto-no-Yukiie" title="Minamoto no Yukiie">Minamoto no Yukiie | Taira no Tomomori | | olspan=2|Strength | | nknown | Unknown | | olspan=2|Casualties | | nknown | Unknown | } | Minamoto no Yukiie tried to recoup the loss of the Battle of Mizushima by attacking Taira forces at Muroyama. The Taira forces split into five divisions, each attacking in succession, and wearing down Yukiie's men. Eventually surrounded, the Minamoto were forced to flee. References - Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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