Timeline Tuesday 20 March 1184

Events on Tuesday 20 March 1184 3

• 1144 – 1184 Taira no Tadanori (1144-1184) Died 20 March 1184, aged 40 Tadanori was a Taira clan general and accomplished poet, uncle of clan leader Taira no Kiyomori. He was killed fighting at the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, and a poem found on his body was later included in an imperial anthology despite his status as an enemy of the court. His death is recounted in the Heike Monogatari as an example of refined warrior culture.
• 1169 – 1184 Taira no Atsumori (1169-1184) Died 20 March 1184, aged 15 Atsumori was a young Taira clan warrior killed at the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani by the Minamoto commander Kumagai Naozane. Naozane's remorse over killing so young an opponent became one of the most famous episodes of the Heike Monogatari. The story was later adapted into the Noh play Atsumori.
• 1184 Battle of Ichi-no-Tani Minamoto forces rout the Taira clan near Kobe In the Genpei War, Minamoto no Yoshitsune led a surprise attack down a steep cliff to break the Taira clan's fortified position at Ichi-no-Tani, near present-day Kobe. The Taira suffered heavy losses, including several senior commanders, and were forced to retreat by sea. The victory shifted the war decisively in the Minamoto's favor.