After his victory in that conflict, the samurai leader Minamoto Yoritomo created the Bakufu and based it in the city of Kamakura. After his sudden death, the Hōjō clan consolidated the institution.

After his victory in that conflict, the samurai leader Minamoto Yoritomo created the Bakufu and based it in the city of Kamakura. After his sudden death, the Hōjō clan consolidated the institution.

After his victory in that conflict, the samurai leader Minamoto Yoritomo created the Bakufu and based it in the city of Kamakura. After his sudden death, the Hōjō clan consolidated the institution.

The Kōbu polity--Court-Bakufu relations in Kamakura Japan / G. Cameron Hurst III -- The Imperial Court as a legal authority in the Kamakura age / Cornelius J. Kiley -- Hierarchy and economics in ...

Kamakura’s Demise and the Muromachi Bakufu In 1331, Emperor GoDaigo tried to capitalize on warrior frustrations by plotting to destroy Kamakura. He was exiled to a distant island, but his supporters ...

Kamakura is a historical town in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. In Kamakura Era (12 th century), Yoritomo Minamoto – the first shogun of Kamakura – established a new government in this town and ...

The Great Buddha at Kotoku temple in Kamakura, Japan. frenta/Adobe Stock Kōtoku-in, selected by Travel + Leisure as one of Japan’s most stunning temples, is one of the biggest tourist draws in ...