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Establishment of the Kamakura Shogunate

Type Event Region Japan Time 1185

After the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185, Minamoto no Yoritomo consolidated his military regime in Kamakura and was permitted to appoint shugo and jitō…

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  1. 1185Kamakura · JapanAfter Dan-no-ura, Minamoto no Yoritomo based himself in Kamakura and controlled the military forces of the Kantō region, making the Minamoto clan the dominant warrior power.
  2. 1185Kyoto · JapanRetired Emperor Go-Shirakawa and the court permitted Minamoto no Yoritomo to appoint shugo and jitō in the provinces, delegating local military and policing authority to the warriors and establishing the embryo of the shogunate system.

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