Sasaki Takatsuna at Battle of Uji, 1184
Entitled: "Ujigawa no senjin arasoi sasaki takatsuna"; shows the warrior Sasaki no Takatsuna on horseback just offshore shooting an arrow during the Battle of the Uji River. Sasaki Takatsuna (1160 - December 8, 1214) was a Japanese samurai commander in the Genpei War, the great conflict between the Minamoto and Taira clans. Minamoto no Yoshinaka tried to wrest power from his cousins Yoritomo and Yoshitsune, seeking to take command of the Minamoto clan. To that end, he burned the Imperial Palace, and kidnapped Emperor Go-Shirakawa. However, his cousins Noriyori and Yoshitsune caught up with him soon afterwards, following him across the Bridge over the Uji, New Year's Day, 1184, which Yoshinaka had torn up to impair their crossing. Minamoto no Yoshitsune led his horsemen across the river, and defeated Yoshinaka. Woodcut by Shigemasa Kitao, circa 1772-89.
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