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Kamakura (seat of the shogunate)

Type Object Region Japan Time 1180–1333

Kamakura in Sagami Province (present-day Kanagawa) became the shogunate's seat from 1192, serving as Japan's de facto political center for nearly 150…

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  1. 1180–1185Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureIn 1180, during the Genpei War, Minamoto no Yoritomo entered Kamakura, building a residence and military base on the strength of the samurai forces of Sagami Province, laying the foundation for the future samurai government.
  2. 1192Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureIn 1192 Minamoto no Yoritomo was appointed seii taishogun and the Kamakura shogunate was formally established. The shogunate set up institutions such as the gokenin system and hyojoshu, Kamakura became the actual center of political and military decision-making in Japan, forming a dual system with the Kyoto court.
  3. c. 1200–1333Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureThroughout the Kamakura shogunate's existence the city developed into the center of samurai politics, with temples such as Tsurugaoka Hachimangu and Kenchoji standing in numbers. In 1333 Nitta Yoshisada's forces entered Kamakura, the Hojo clan perished, and the shogunate's function as political center ended.

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