Koromogawa, Mutsu Province

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Koromogawa in Mutsu Province was a historical locality in northeastern Japan, best known as the site where the famed warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune met his death.

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Koromogawa, Mutsu Province canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical locality
associatedWith Fujiwara no Yasuhira
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
category Historical sites in Mutsu Province
Places associated with Minamoto no Yoshitsune
country Japan
culture Japanese
event death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune in 1189
eventType site of betrayal and death of a samurai leader
governedBy Northern Fujiwara clan (Ōshū Fujiwara)
linked to: Fujiwara clan
hasLanguage Japanese
hasMemorial sites commemorating Minamoto no Yoshitsune
hasNameInJapanese 衣川
historicalPeriod early Kamakura period
linked to: Kamakura period

late Heian period
linked to: Heian period
knownFor death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune
locatedIn Mutsu Province
northeastern Japan
locatedOn Koromo River area (historical)
partOf Northern Ōshū region
presentLocation Iwate Prefecture (area of present-day Hiraizumi or its environs)
relatedWork Gikeiki (chronicle of Yoshitsune)
Heike Monogatari tradition about Yoshitsune
timeOfNotability 12th century

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Minamoto no Yoshitsune placeOfDeath Koromogawa, Mutsu Province