Kamakura period

The   is a time in the Japanese history from 1185 through 1333 in the history of Japan.Library of Congress Country Studies, Japan, "Kamakura and Muromachi periods". Retrieved 2011-10-20.  This grouping of years is named after city of Kamakura which was the center of power of the Kamakura shogunate.

The government of shoguns which was functionally established in 1192 by Minamoto no Yoritomo.Hall, John Whitney. (1991). Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times, pp. 86-87.

The Kamakura period ended in 1333 with the destruction of the shogunate. Imperial rule was re-established under Emperor Go-Daigo.Hall, p. 359.

Mongol Invasions of Japan (1274, 1281) also happened in this period. 

Flourishing of Buddhism
Buddhism expanded during this period. A number of monks founded separate Buddhist sects, including
• Hōnen, founder of the Jōdo shū sect
• Shinran, disciple of Hōnen; founder of Jōdo Shinshū
• Ippen, founder of the Ji sect
• Dōgen, founder of the Sōtō school of Zen
• Eisai, founder of the Rinzai school of Zen
• Nichiren, founder of the sect of Buddhism named after him

The older Buddhist sects such as Shingon and Tendai continued to thrive.

 Timeline 
 1185 (Genryaku 2, 24th day of the 3rd month): Taira clan (Heike) defeated at sea by Minamoto YoshitsuneKitagawa, Hiroshi and Bruce Tsuchida. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, pp. 676-690.
 1191 (Kenkyū 2): Esai establishes Zen in Japan What is Zen? History. Retrieved 2012-4-29.
 1192 (Kenkyū 3): Minamoto Yoritomo  appointed as shogun
 1207 (Ken'ei 1): Hōnen and his followers are exiledJodo Shu,  "About Honen Shonin" . Retrieved 2012-4-29.
 1221 (Jōkyū 3): In the , Emperor Go-Toba tried to take power from the Kamakura shogunate. The effort did not succeed.
 1252 (Kenchō 2): Great Buddha of Kamakura was put in place at Kōtoku-in.Tsubata, Kate. "The Great Buddha at Kamakura," The Washington Times, May 25, 2008. Retrieved 2012-4-30.
 November 19, 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 20th day of the 10th month): Kublai Khan sent a fleet and an army to invade Japan;  or the "Bun'ei War".
 1281 (Kōan 4):  or the "Kōan War".
 1293 (Einin 1):  Disastrous  earthquake and tsunami hit Sagami Bay and Kamakura, killing 23,034 people.NOAA Earthquake Database Query
 1333 (Genkō 3): Nitta Yoshisada destroys the Kamakura shogunate in the .McCullough, Helen Craig. (1959). The Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan, pp. 285-311.

Gallery

 Related pages 
 List of Japanese eras

References

Other websites 

 Metropolitan Museum of Art,  Kamakura and Nanbokucho Periods (1185–1392)
 British Museum, Kamakura period (AD 1185-1333) 
 Japan-guide.com,  Kamakura Period (1192 - 1333)

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