Kamakura Shogunate Founded (1192 CE)

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The Kamakura shogunate (Japanese: 鎌倉幕府, Hepburn: Kamakura bakufu) was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Yoritomo after victory in the Genpei War and appointing himself as shōgun. Yoritomo governed Japan as military dictator from the eastern city of Kamakura with the emperor of Japan and his Imperial Court in the official capital city of Heian-kyō (Kyoto) as figureheads.

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Kongorikishi statue from 14th century JapanQuadellCC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons

History of Kamakura (where Minamoto Shogunate was Established)Kubo ShunmanCC0 The Met

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Minamoto no Yoritomo · 1147 CE – 1199 CE

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