Battle of Yashima

Battle of Yashima
	Part of the Genpei War
	; Battle of Yashima folding screens
Date	March 22, 1185
Location	Yashima, just off Shikoku in the Seto Inland Sea34°20′44.2″N 134°7′20.4″E
Result	Minamoto victory
Belligerents
Minamoto clan	Taira clan
Commanders and leaders
Minamoto no Yoshitsune	Taira no Munemori; Taira no Noritsune;
Strength
140 ships, 1,000 Cavalry, 30,000 horses	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Satō Tsugunobu	Unknown
	Location within Japan

Battle of Yashima (屋島の戦い) was one of the battles of the Genpei War on March 22, 1185, in the Heian period. It occurred in Sanuki Province (Shikoku), which is now Takamatsu, Kagawa.

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