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Battle of Shijōnawate 1348

Battle of Shijōnawate: The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijonawate
Image: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1348Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationJapanNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictNanboku-chō periodWikidata P361
ParticipantsKusunoki MasatsuraWikidata P710
Coordinates34.7324, 135.6492Wikidata P625

About the battle

The 1348 Battle of Shijōnawate (四條畷の戰い) was a battle of the Nanboku-chō period of Japanese history, and took place in Yoshino, Nara. It was fought between the armies of the Northern and Southern Court of Japan.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Shijōnawate (revision 1375618843), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

34.7324, 135.6492 · Japan

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