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Kamakura

Type Object Region Japan Time 1185–1333

Kamakura in eastern Japan became the center of samurai government after Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate in 1185, a twin capital r…

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  1. 1185–1192Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureMinamoto no Yoritomo set up shogunate institutions in Kamakura; the samurai government based itself in Kanto and gradually established control over samurai throughout the country.
  2. c. 1200–1280Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureReligious buildings such as Tsurugaoka Hachimangu and Kenchoji flourished, shogunate residences and gokenin houses stood in numbers, and Kamakura became a center of samurai politics and Zen culture rivaling Kyoto.
  3. 1333Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureAshikaga Takauji and other anti-shogunate forces captured Kamakura, the Hojo clan perished, Kamakura's history as the capital of the samurai government ended, and the political center shifted to Muromachi.

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