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was captured. Yoritomo met with
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The Battle of Ōshū resulted in the victory of
Minamoto no Yoritomo and his forces and the defeat of the Northern Fujiwara. This marked the end of the period of civil war that began in 1180, and the completion of Yoritomo's nationwide domination through the annexation of Mutsu and Dewa Province by the
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who had fled to Hiraizumi. Hidehira had remained neutral during the Genpei War, but when Yoshitsune took refuge in Hiraizumi, he decided to protect him. This severed relations between the Northern Fujiwara and
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cavalrymen, his entire clan perished within 20 days. The rest is hardly worth mentioning." Korehira responded, "The former Head of Left
Division of Bureau of Horses ruled fifteen provinces by the Tōkaidō, but he could not sustain himself for a single day during the
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to Kyoto to spread the word of his victory. Although the
Imperial Court never accepted Yoritomo's request during the battle, the order was delivered to Yoritomo after the battle had ended in the form of a retrospective approval. On October 20,
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killed him. Is there any superiority or inferiority between now and the past? Yasuhira led only a handful of warriors from both provinces, and he harassed Lord
Yoritomo for tens of days. It would not be an easy conclusion to make."
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Hokurikudō forces left Kamakura. On September 1, Yoritomo and his central Ōte forces left Kamakura and began their advance towards the north. A prisoner from
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by historians. In 1978, historian Nobuo
Irimada pointed out that this term is biased, as it is only a conquest from the perspective of the Kamakura shogunate, and suggested the term
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in a manhunt for
Yasuhira. The next day, Yasuhira was caught by Yoritomo's forces north of Hiraizumi, and was killed by Kawada Jirō in Nienosaku, Hinai, Mutsu Province (present-day
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and Satō Kinjūrō. On
September 21, Yoritomo defeated the Northern Fujiwara forces and continued northwards. The next day, Yoritomo inspected Kunihira's head in Funabasama.
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succeeded his father as the 4th head of the Northern Fujiwara clan. Yasuhira failed to resist Minamoto no Yoritomo's pressure, and had Yoshitsune assassinated during the
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to order the punitive expedition of Fujiwara no Yasuhira. Following the request, the next day, a revolt took place in Ōshū resulting in the death of
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with the Hokurikudō forces on October 15, 1189. Two days later, Kawada Jirō delivered Yasuhira's head to Yoritomo. Following the tradition from the
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Yoritomo entered the burnt-down Hiraizumi the next day on October 3, defeating all remaining forces and capturing Hiraizumi Castle. On October 6,
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on September 7. There, Yoritomo offered a wand with hemp and paper to the gods at Utsunomiya Shrine. He left Utsunomiya the next day and added
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for Yoritomo to see and arrived on July 7. The head was inspected by
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Hidehira, who had protected Yoshitsune, soon died and his son
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on June 15, 1189. Yoshitsune's severed head was delivered by
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culture into the area and built many temples, such as the
974:. Vol. 9. National Diet Library. 文治五年4月30日-同年9月28日.
774:. 多賀城市史編纂委員会. Tagajo City 多賀城市. 1997. pp. 418–420.
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803:. Tokyo University Publishing 東京大学出版会. pp. 42–43.
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