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Minamoto no Yoritomo

Type Figure Region Japan Time c. 1147–1199 Also known as shōgun

First shōgun of Japan's Kamakura shogunate and leader of the Minamoto revival.…

Timeline

  1. 1159–1180Izu Province · IzuAfter his defeat in the Hōgen Rebellion he was exiled with his mother to Izu, where he built up his strength and made contact with Kantō samurai, awaiting an opportunity for revival.
  2. 1180–1181Kamakura · KamakuraIn 1180 he raised troops at Kamakura in response to Prince Mochihito's order; despite an initial defeat at Ishibashiyama, he rallied Kantō magnates such as Hojō Tokimasa and established command over the samurai of the eastern provinces.
  3. 1181–1185Kamakura · KamakuraBased at Kamakura, he coordinated logistics and politics while dispatching Yoshitsune and others to fight at the front. After the naval battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185 the Taira were destroyed and the Minamoto gained nationwide military supremacy.
  4. 1185–1192Kamakura · KamakuraAfter the war he established the shugo and jitō systems, received an imperial decree from Emperor Go-Shirakawa in 1185, and formally became shōgun in 1192, founding the Kamakura warrior government.

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