The Battle of Bubaigawara was the final major engagement leading to the destruction of the Kamakura Shogunate in 1333.
Key Facts
- Dates
- May 15–16, 1333
- Location
- Banks of the Tama River, Musashi Province
- Conflict
- Part of the Genkō War
- Campaign
- Kōzuke-Musashi Campaign
- Preceding battle
- Battle of Kumegawa
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The Genkō War pitted Emperor Go-Daigo's imperial loyalists against the Hōjō-led Kamakura Shogunate. Imperial forces under Nitta Yoshisada advanced through Musashi Province during the Kōzuke-Musashi Campaign, fighting a series of engagements including the Battle of Kumegawa, seeking to overthrow the shogunate's military rule.
On May 15 and 16, 1333, Nitta Yoshisada led anti-shogunate imperial forces against Hōjō shogunate troops on the banks of the Tama River in central Musashi Province, in what is now Fuchū, Tokyo. This engagement became the final major battle of the Kōzuke-Musashi Campaign.
The imperial victory at Bubaigawara proved decisive in the broader Genkō War, directly contributing to the fall of the Kamakura Shogunate. Nitta Yoshisada's forces subsequently pressed on to Kamakura, ending over a century of Hōjō-dominated shogunal rule in Japan.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Nitta Yoshisada.
Side B
1 belligerent