history
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Kamakura
period (1192-1333)
鎌倉時代 kamakura-jidai
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The
year 1192 marked the beginning of the Kamakura shogunate - established
by Minamoto no
Yoritomo - Japan`s first
full-fledged military government
(bakufu).
For nearly seven centuries to the Meiji
Restauration of 1867, true political power in Japan was consigned
to the warrior class (samurai), with the
shôgun (generalissimo) at the top. In
the late 13th century Japan was attacked twice by Mongol armies, and
although although the invaders were repelled both times, this marked
the beginning of the decline of the government in Kamakura.
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