Shogun

:This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. For other meanings of shogun, see Shogun (disambiguation).

Seii Taishogun of Heian Period Japan (794 - 1185)

Conquest of the Ainu

Originally, the title of Seii Taishogun was given to military commanders during the early Heian Period for the duration of military campaigns against the Emishi who resisted the governance of the Imperial court based in Kyoto. The most famous of these shoguns was Sakanoue no Tamuramaro who conquered the Ainu in the name of Emperor Kammu. Eventually the title was abandoned in the later Heian after the Ainu had been either subjugated or driven to Hokkaido.

Related Topics:
Heian Period - Emishi - Kyoto - Sakanoue no Tamuramaro - Ainu - Emperor Kammu - Hokkaido

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Genpei

However, in the later Heian one more shogun was appointed. Minamoto no Yoshinaka was named Seii Taishogun during the Genpei War only to be killed shortly thereafter by his distant cousin Minamoto no Yoshitsune, brother of Minamoto no Yoritomo.

Related Topics:
Minamoto no Yoshinaka - Genpei War - Minamoto no Yoshitsune - Minamoto no Yoritomo

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