Battle of Dan-no-ura
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The Battle of Dan-no-ura was a decisive 1185 naval clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which the Minamoto defeated the Taira, leading to the fall of the Taira clan and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate.
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| Battle of Dan-no-ura canonical | 20 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Dan-no-ura Context triple: [Kamakura period, militaryEvent, Battle of Dan-no-ura]
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Battle of Miyako Bay
The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval engagement in 1869 during Japan’s Boshin War, in which remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet attempted a surprise attack against Imperial forces as part of the final resistance to the Meiji Restoration.
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Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
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Battle of Toba–Fushimi
The Battle of Toba–Fushimi was a pivotal 1868 clash near Kyoto in which imperial forces decisively defeated the Tokugawa shogunate, marking a major turning point in Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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Battle of Anzen
The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Dan-no-ura Target entity description: The Battle of Dan-no-ura was a decisive 1185 naval clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which the Minamoto defeated the Taira, leading to the fall of the Taira clan and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate.
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A.
Battle of Miyako Bay
The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval engagement in 1869 during Japan’s Boshin War, in which remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet attempted a surprise attack against Imperial forces as part of the final resistance to the Meiji Restoration.
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B.
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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C.
Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
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D.
Battle of Toba–Fushimi
The Battle of Toba–Fushimi was a pivotal 1868 clash near Kyoto in which imperial forces decisively defeated the Tokugawa shogunate, marking a major turning point in Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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E.
Battle of Anzen
The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Genpei War
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historical event ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dan-no-ura no tatakai ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Minamoto clan
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Taira clan ⓘ |
| combatant |
Minamoto no Yoritomo’s forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Seii Taishogun
Taira no Munemori’s forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Minamoto no Noriyori
ⓘ
Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ Taira no Munemori ⓘ Taira no Tomomori ⓘ |
| consequence |
end of the Genpei War
ⓘ
establishment of Minamoto no Yoritomo’s military government ⓘ fall of the Taira clan ⓘ rise of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1185-04-25 ⓘ |
| era | late Heian period ⓘ |
| event |
death of Emperor Antoku
ⓘ
suicides of many Taira nobles by drowning ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Minamoto rule in eastern Japan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Inland Sea of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Seto Inland Sea
|
| involvedPerson |
Emperor Antoku
ⓘ
Taira no Tokiko ⓘ
linked to:
Taira no Tokuko
|
| languageOfPrimarySources | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Dan-no-ura, Japan
ⓘ
Shimonoseki Strait ⓘ
linked to:
Kanmon Straits
Straits of Shimonoseki ⓘ
linked to:
Kanmon Straits
|
| notableAspect |
featured prominently in The Tale of the Heike
ⓘ
linked to:
The Tale of the Heike
one of the most famous naval battles in Japanese history ⓘ |
| partOf | Genpei War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Yashima ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Noh and Kabuki plays
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The Tale of the Heike ⓘ ukiyo-e prints ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Minamoto victory
ⓘ
destruction of the Taira main fleet ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the shift of power from court nobility to samurai government
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symbolizes the impermanence theme in Japanese literature and culture ⓘ |
| tactic |
defection of Taira-aligned ships to the Minamoto side
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use of tides and currents in the strait ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1185 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dan-no-ura Description of subject: The Battle of Dan-no-ura was a decisive 1185 naval clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which the Minamoto defeated the Taira, leading to the fall of the Taira clan and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate.
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