Kamakura Bakufu System

Timeline

1. 1181–1185Japanese archipelago (battlefields of the Genpei War) · JapanIn 1181 Minamoto no Yoshinaka rose against the Taira while Minamoto no Yoritomo built up his strength in Kantō; by the 1185 naval battle of Dan-no-ura the Taira were destroyed, establishing samurai military supremacy and laying the political foundation for the bakufu.
2. c. 1185Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureMinamoto no Yoritomo set up his residence in Kamakura, appointed shugo and shōkan in the provinces, and created a samurai administrative center independent of the Kyoto court, forming the new state power structure known as the bakufu.
3. c. 1190Provinces of Japan · JapanAround 1190 Yoritomo refined the placement of shugo (military inspectors) and jitō (manor administrators), bringing the nation's lands and public security under the samurai network of control as the bakufu system expanded from points to a nationwide network.