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The Taira clan carried a child emperor and the imperial regalia out of Kyoto and
1183 Event

August 14

Taira Clan Flees with Japan's Child Emperor and Sacred Treasures

The Taira clan carried a child emperor and the imperial regalia out of Kyoto and ran. It was 1183. The Minamoto were coming. Taira no Munemori made the decision — take the young Emperor Antoku, take the three sacred treasures, and retreat to western Japan. The treasures included the sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. The flight lasted two years and ended at Dan-no-ura in 1185, where the Taira were destroyed in a naval battle and the child emperor was drowned. One of the sacred treasures was lost with him.

August 14, 1183

843 years ago

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