Kamakura shogunate

Timeline

1. 1192Kamakura · KamakuraAfter victory in the Genpei War, Minamoto no Yoritomo was appointed sei-i taishōgun by the imperial court and established his headquarters at Kamakura. This act placed warrior military authority above the imperial court at Kyoto and inaugurated the tradition of warrior government in Japan.
2. 1192–1200Kamakura shogunate institutions · KamakuraThe shogunate established three bodies—the mandokoro (administration and finance), monchūjo (litigation and adjudication), and samurai-dokoro (military and police)—staffed by gokenin (Yoritomo's direct samurai) in key posts. Gokenin maintained loyalty to the shogun through land grants and military service obligations, forming the basic social foundation of warrior government.
3. 1192–1200Provinces of Japan · JapanThe shogunate dispatched shugo (military inspectors) and jitō (land stewards) to the provinces, gradually transferring real local power from the court's estate system into warrior hands. In the late 1190s this system was still expanding, laying the groundwork for the later Hōjō clan's dominance and codified law such as the Goseibai Shikimoku.