Battle of Fujigawa

Battle of Fujigawa
	Part of the Genpei War
	; Battle of Fujikawa by Utagawa Yoshitora.
Date	9 November 1180
Location	Fuji River, beneath Mount Fuji35°9′31.4″N 138°41′46.9″E
Result	Minamoto victory
Belligerents
Minamoto clan, with aid from Takeda clan of Kai	Taira clan
Commanders and leaders
Minamoto no Yoritomo; Takeda Nobuyoshi;	Taira no Koremori; Itō Sukechika (POW);
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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