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The '''siege of the Fukuryūji''' took place in 1183, and was a battle of the [[Genpei War]], the great 12th century Japanese civil war between the [[Taira clan]] and the [[Minamoto clan]]. Fukuryūji (福隆寺) was a fortress belonging to [[Seno Kaneyasu]], a Taira partisan. [[Imai Kanehira]] led his men across muddy ricefields, under heavy archer fire, to take the fortress. The attackers were victorious, and Kaneyasu was killed.
The '''siege of the Fukuryūji''' took place in 1183, and was a battle of the [[Genpei War]], the great 12th-century Japanese civil war between the [[Taira clan]] and the [[Minamoto clan]]. Fukuryūji (福隆寺) was a fortress belonging to Seno Kaneyasu, a Taira partisan. [[Imai Kanehira]] led his men across muddy ricefields, under heavy archer fire, to take the fortress. The attackers were victorious, and Kaneyasu was killed.<ref name=Turnbull2>{{Cite book |last=Turnbull |first=Stephen |title=The Samurai Sourcebook |publisher=Cassell & Co. |year=1998 |ISBN=1854095234 |page=202}}</ref>

==References==
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Siege of Fukuryūji
Part of the Genpei War
Date1183
Location
Fukuryūji, Okayama Prefecture
Result Minamoto victory; fortress falls
Belligerents
 Minamoto clan  Taira clan
Commanders and leaders
Minamoto clan Imai Kanehira Taira clan Seno Kaneyasu

The siege of the Fukuryūji took place in 1183, and was a battle of the Genpei War, the great 12th-century Japanese civil war between the Taira clan and the Minamoto clan. Fukuryūji (福隆寺) was a fortress belonging to Seno Kaneyasu, a Taira partisan. Imai Kanehira led his men across muddy ricefields, under heavy archer fire, to take the fortress. The attackers were victorious, and Kaneyasu was killed.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. p. 202. ISBN 1854095234.