Major Events

Battles:

Northern Campaign -

Taira send out 100,000 membered-army with a plan to defeat Yoshinaka and Yoritomo.

Battle at Hiuchi -

A man-made lake was created to trick people. The usage of the whistling arrows. Minamoto have very little losses.

Battle at Kurikara Ravine -

Night and ambush tactics were used to defeat the Taira. Koremori and Michimori survive. Yoshinaka assists Yukiie at Siho, and the Taira have further losses. Tomonori, the governor of Mikawa, Kiyomori’s youngest son dies.

Battle At shinohara -

Sanemori is introduced, Hatakeyama no Shoji Shigeyoshi and Oyamada no Betto Arishige have an army of 300 men. Imai Kanehira as well. Stories of brave and courageous men: Yukishige, Nagatsuna, Arikuni.

Flights from the capital:

Emperor's Flight from the Capital -

Antoku leaves capital during night, as rumor spreads that Yoshinaka’s forces are approaching.

Koremori's Flight from the Capital -

Son of Shigemori -- Koremori leaves the capital but tell his wife, whom is the daughter of Narichika, and kids to remain. Taira burn the capital down.

Tadanori's Flight from the Capital -

Tadanori -- governor that fled with Heike went back to Lord Sunzei to request his poems be put into the anthology Sunzei is making.

Tsunemasa's Flight from the Capital -

Tsunemasa visits Prince-Abbot of Ninnaji and returns his Biwa (called Seizan) before he flees.

Heike Flight from the Capital -

1. Most of Taira has left capital, with exceptions to Yorimori, Munemori, Shigemori’s sons and additional 7,000 other people.
2. Sadayoshi returns to capital, then flees to the east.

Heike Flight from Fukuhara -

Taira arrive at Fukuhara, burn the Fukuhara palace, and leaves aboard ships.

Major themes:

A. Divinity and the Arts

B. Power of the Minamoto uniting to fight the Taira

C. The Power-shift in Japan

D. The beginnings of Bushido Spirit