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Updated: July 17, 2026

When every allowance is made for the incompetence of the Taira commander, Munemori, and for the crippling necessity of securing the safety of the child-sovereign, Antoku, the battle of Yashima still remains one of the most extraordinary military feats on record.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era