1192 ⟶ Minamoto no Yoritomo Appointed Shōgun
Minamoto no Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishōgun, "barbaria...
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⚔️ Kamakura Shogunate Establishes Political Dominance
Beginning in this year the Kamakura shogunate deprives the emperor of Japan of political power.⟶
FeudalismShogunateEmperorKamakura PeriodMilitary DictatorshipPolitical PowerCivil War
Japan🛡️ Minamoto no Yoritomo Appointed Shōgun
Minamoto no Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishōgun, "barbarian-subduing great general", shōgun for short, the first military dictator to bear this title.⟶
FeudalismShogunateMilitary DictatorshipKamakura PeriodPolitical TransitionJapanese HistorySamuraiGovernance
Japan⚔️ Kamakura Shogunate's Decline and Imperial Restoration
1333: The Genkō War in Japan deposes the Kamakura Shogunate, ending the Kamakura Period and beginning the Kenmu Restoration under Emperor Go-Daigo.⟶
Kamakura PeriodShogunateCivil WarPolitical TransitionFeudalism
Japan🏯 Tokugawa Ieyasu Becomes Shōgun, Founding the Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa Ieyasu takes the title of shōgun, establishing the Tokugawa shogunate. This begins the Edo period, which will last until 1868.⟶
ShogunateEdo PeriodTokugawa IeyasuFeudalismSamuraiJapanese HistoryPolitical TransitionCentralizationMilitary Dictatorship
Japan👑 Tokugawa Ieyasu Steps Down as Shōgun
Tokugawa Ieyasu passes the title of shōgun to his son, Tokugawa Hidetada, and "retires" to Sunpu Domain.⟶
Tokugawa ShogunateSuccessionEdo PeriodFeudalismCentralizationMilitary Dictatorship
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