Kamakura period

The Kamakura period (Japanese: ????, Kamakura-jidai; 1185–1333) is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance of the Kamakura Shogunate; officially established in 1192 by the first Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo.

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Japanese - 1185 - 1333 - Japanese history - Kamakura Shogunate - 1192 - Kamakura - Shogun - Minamoto no Yoritomo

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The Kamakura period ended in 1333 with the destruction of the shogunate and the short reestablishment of imperial rule under Emperor Go-Daigo by Ashikaga Takauji, Nitta Yoshisada, and Kusunoki Masashige.

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Emperor Go-Daigo - Ashikaga Takauji - Nitta Yoshisada - Kusunoki Masashige

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The Kamakura period is also said to be the beginning of the Japanese Middle Ages which also includes the Muromachi period and the beginning of the Japanese Feudal Period which lasted until the Meiji Restoration.

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Japanese Middle Ages - Muromachi period - Japanese Feudal Period - Meiji Restoration

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