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Kamakura shogunate political crisis (c. 1301)
Around 1301 CE, the Kamakura shogunate fell into political turmoil amid intertwined imperial succession disputes and internal contradictions within t…
Timeline
- 1301Heian-kyō · KinkiEmperor Go-Nijō ascended the throne, and the court and shogunate again jockeyed for position over imperial succession and court power arrangements, with the shogunate's control over Kyoto politics challenged.
- 1303–1308Kamakura · KantōConflicts deepened between the Hōjō tokusō house and the gokenin and Rokuhara Tandai systems over the distribution of rewards and military mobilization, and cracks appeared in the shogunate's authority.
- 1309–1310Kantō provinces · JapanGokenin dissatisfaction with the shogunate's land allocation and conscription policies continued to simmer, local samurai groups grew increasingly alienated, and the Kamakura system entered the eve of its decline.
Sources
- Kamakura period https://www.britannica.com/event/Kamakura-period
- 鎌倉時代 https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%8E%8C%E5%80%89%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3-56215