The Battle of Koromo River took place during the opening years of the
Kamakura periodThe is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
(12th century) of Japan.
Minamoto no Yoritomowas the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. He ruled from 1192 until 1199.-Early life and exile :Yoritomo was the third son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, the heir of the Minamoto clan, and his official wife, a daughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, who was a member of the...
owed his ascension to the title of
Shogun is a military rank and historical title for Hereditary Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces of Japan. The modern rank is equivalent to a Generalissimo...
to the victories won by his brother,
Yoshitsunewas a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. Yoshitsune's older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate...
. Yoritomo became jealous of his brother as a result. Yoritomo banished Yoshitsune and then pursued him to the northern reaches of Japan. Yoritomo defeated Yoshitsune and his compatriot,
Saito MusashibÅ Benkei, popularly called Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore. His life has been embellished and distorted by kabuki and Noh drama, so that truth cannot be...
. Throughout the battle, Benkei defended his lord.
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The Battle of Koromo River took place during the opening years of the
Kamakura periodThe is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
(12th century) of Japan.
Minamoto no Yoritomowas the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. He ruled from 1192 until 1199.-Early life and exile :Yoritomo was the third son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, the heir of the Minamoto clan, and his official wife, a daughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, who was a member of the...
owed his ascension to the title of
Shogun is a military rank and historical title for Hereditary Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces of Japan. The modern rank is equivalent to a Generalissimo...
to the victories won by his brother,
Yoshitsunewas a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. Yoshitsune's older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate...
. Yoritomo became jealous of his brother as a result. Yoritomo banished Yoshitsune and then pursued him to the northern reaches of Japan. Yoritomo defeated Yoshitsune and his compatriot,
Saito MusashibÅ Benkei, popularly called Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore. His life has been embellished and distorted by kabuki and Noh drama, so that truth cannot be...
. Throughout the battle, Benkei defended his lord. Benkei supposedly died standing up, which caused great fear in his enemies. Yoshitsune himself committed suicide at the end of the battle.