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Battle of Dannoura
Conflict	Genpei War
Date	April 25, 1185
Place	at Dannoura, Shimonoseki Strait
Result	Minamoto family victory
Combatants Minamoto family Taira family Commanders Minamoto no Yoshitsune Taira Munemori Strength 850 ships 500 ships Casualties Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Dannoura, more commonly known as Dannoura no Tatakai (壇ノ浦の戦い), was a major sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Dannoura, in the Shimonoseki Strait off the southern tip of Honshu. On April 25 1185, the Genji clan fleet, of the Minamoto family, led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune, defeated the Heike clan fleet, of the Taira family, during a half-day engagement.

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