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Battle at Dan-no-ura: Major sea battle in Japan's Genpei War, Minamoto clan led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune defeats the Ta

Battle at Dan-no-ura: Major sea battle in Japan's Genpei War, Minamoto clan led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune defeats the Taira clan

Battle at Dan-no-ura: Major sea battle in Japan's Genpei War, Minamoto clan led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune defeats the Taira clan

Events Before

  1. Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan

    Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape the Minamoto clan (Traditional Japanese date: 25th Day of the 7th Month of the 2nd Year of Juei)

  2. BC The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date)

    The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the twelfth or thirteenth century BC.

  3. BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to calculations by Eratosthenes

    BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to calculations by Eratosthenes

  4. Battle of Ichi-no-Tani near Kobe, Japan

    Kobe, officially Kobe City (神戸市, Kōbe-shi; [koː.beꜜ.ɕi]), is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

  5. Magnus V Erlingsson, King of Norway (1156–1184), dies in the Battle of Fimreite

    Magnus Erlingsson (Old Norse: Magnús, 1156 – 15 June 1184), also known as Magnus V, was a king of Norway during the civil war era in Norway.

Events After

  1. Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, weds Constance of Sicily

    Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, weds Constance of Sicily

  2. Sultan of Egypt Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders

    The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 20 September to 2 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin.

  3. Alberto de Morra is elected as Pope Gregorius VIII (12/17/1187)

    Alberto de Morra is elected as Pope Gregorius VIII (12/17/1187)

  4. Antoku ascends the throne as the 81st Emperor of Japan

    Antoku ascends the throne as the 81st Emperor of Japan

  5. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg for the Third Crusade

    The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England, and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem...

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