Kamakura shogunate

The Kamakura shogunate (Japanese: 鎌倉幕, Kamakura bakufu) was a feudal Japanese feudal military government.  The heads of government were the shoguns. The first three were members of the Minamoto clan.  The next two were members of the Fujiwara clan. The last six were minor Imperial princes.

These years are known as the Kamakura period. The period takes its name from the city where the Minamoto shoguns lived.

After 1203, the Hōjō clan held the office of Shikken.  In effect, the shikken governed in the name of the shoguns.

History
In 1192, Minamoto no Yoritomo and the Minamoto clan established a military government in  Kamakura.  The shogunate functioned within the framework of the Heian system of Imperial rule.

The Mongols under Kublai Khan attempted to invade Japan.Turnbull, Stephen R. (1987). Samurai Warriors, p. 38; Turnbull, (1966). Samurai Warfare, p. 98-99  On 19 November 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 20th day of the 10th month), Kublai Khan's army landed near Fukuoka in Kyūshū. The invaders retreated to Korea.  This was called Bun'ei War (Bunei no eki).  There was a second invasion attempt by Mongol forces in 1281 (Kōan 4).  This was called the Kōan War (Kōan no eki).
The shogunate prepared to defend against a third invasion, but it did not come. The costs of defense weakened the shogunate.Murdoch, James. (1964). A History of Japan, Vol. I, p. 511-513, 525.

In the  in 1333 (Genkō 3), forces led by Nitta Yoshisada destroyed the Kamakura shogunate McCullough, Helen Craig. (1959). The Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan, pp. 285-311.

List of Kamakura shoguns (Updating)
 Minamoto no Yoritomo, r. 1192-1199
 Minamoto no Yoriie, r. 1202-1203
 Minamoto no Sanetomo, r. 1203-1219
 Kujō Yoritsune, r. 1226-1244
 Kujō Yoritsugu, r. 1244-1252
 Prince Munetaka, r. 1252-1266
 Prince Koreyasu, r. 1266-1289
 Prince Hisaakira, r. 1289-1308
 Prince Morikuni, r. 1308-1333
 Prince Morinaga, r.1333-1334
 Prince Norinaga, r. 1334-1338

List of Kamakura shikken
 Hōjō Tokimasa, r. 1203-1205
 Hōjō Yoshitoki, r. 1205-1224
 Hōjō Yasutoki, r. 1224-1242
 Hōjō Tsunetoki, r. 1242-1246
 Hōjō Tokiyori, r. 1246-1256
 Hōjō Tokimune, r. 1268-1284
 Hōjō Sadatoki, r. 1284-1301
 Hōjō Morotoki, r. 1301-1311
 Hōjō Takatoki, r. 1316-1326

Related pages
 Mongol invasions of Japan
 Ashikaga shogunate
 Tokugawa shogunate

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