Season 6, Episode 22: The Gempei War Part 4: The Final Countdown
Kiso Yoshinaka and his wife, Tomoe Gozen, at the Battle of Awazu. Source: Public Domain
The Minamoto-allied samurai make their way to the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani. Public Domain
The Battle of Kojima. The Minamoto horsemen are charging through the low tide to take the island fortress. Source: Public Domain
The Battle of Yashima, in which the Taira were goaded into facing the Minamoto forces in the surf. Source: Public Domain
A depiction of the Battle of Dan-no-Ura, the final battle in the Gempei War in which the Taira were unequivocally vanquished. Source: Public Domain
A satellite photo of the Shimonoseki straits which allows you to see just how narrow is the passage of water between Kyushu and Chugoku. Source: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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