ings ▁themselves ; ▁these ▁names ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁indirect ly ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁residence ▁of ▁an ▁em press ▁whose ▁husband ▁had ▁ab dic ated , ▁or ▁as ▁an ▁indirect ▁way ▁of ▁referring ▁to ▁an ▁em press ▁dow ager ▁herself . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁, ▁whose ▁official ▁home , ▁after ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Tak ak ura , ▁was ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁Ken rei ▁Gate . ▁ ▁Mother ▁of ▁an ▁em peror ▁Tok uk o , ▁now ▁Dow ager ▁Em press ▁Ken rei - mon ▁In , ▁was ▁mother ▁to ▁Emperor ▁Anto ku . ▁The ▁child ▁em peror ▁re igned ▁from ▁ 1 1 8 0 ▁through ▁ 1 1 8 5 . ▁ ▁Sur viv or ▁of ▁Dan - no - ura ▁Ar gu ably , ▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁moments ▁in ▁Ken re imon - In ' s ▁life ▁occurred ▁near ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Dan - no - ura , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁near ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁H ons h ū ▁in ▁Sh imon ose ki , ▁Yam ag uch i . ▁▁ ▁Gen ry aku ▁ 2 , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁month ▁( A pril ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 1 8 5 ): ▁The ▁Tai ra ▁and ▁the ▁Min am oto ▁cl ashed ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Tai ra ▁were ▁defeated ▁decis ively . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁Tai ra ▁sam ur ai ▁threw ▁themselves ▁into ▁the