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List Of Shōguns
This article is a list of shoguns that ruled Japan intermittently, as hereditary military dictatorship, military dictators, from the beginning of the Asuka period in 709 until the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868. Asuka / Heian periods (709–1184) Note: there are different shogun titles. For example, Kose no Maro had the title of . Ki no Kosami had the title of Friday, 2007:108. in 789 which is less important than ''Sei-i Taishōgun''. Ōtomo no Otomaro was the first person who was granted the title of . Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was the second, and Minamoto no Yoritomo was third person who had the title of ''Sei-i Taishōgun''. Kamakura shogunate (1192–1333) Timeline ImageSize = width:1600 height:auto barincrement:30 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:30 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = early DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1190 till:1335 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:20 start:1190 Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.97,0.97,0.97) id:PA va ...
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Shogun
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura period, shoguns were themselves figureheads, with real power in hands of the Shikken of the Hōjō clan. The office of shogun was in practice hereditary, though over the course of the history of Japan several different clans held the position. The title was originally held by military commanders during Heian period in the eighth and ninth centuries. When Minamoto no Yoritomo gained political ascendency over Japan in 1185, the title was revived to regularize his position, making him the first shogun in the usually understood sense. The shogun's officials were collectively referred to as the ; they were the ones who carried out the actual duties of administration, while the Imperial court retained only nominal authority.Beasley, William G. ...
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Kujō Yoritsugu
, also known as , was the fifth ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was the 4th Kamakura ''shōgun'', Kujō Yoritsune.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoritsugu" in . Yoritsugu was a member of the great Fujiwara clan. The Kujō family was one of the five branches of the historically powerful Fujiwara clan of courtiers. Family * Father: Kujō Yoritsune * Mother: Omiya no Kata * Wife: Hiwadahime (1230–1247) Events of Yoritsugu shogunate * 1244 ('' Kangen 2''): In the spring of this year, a number of extraordinary phenomena in the skies over Kamakura troubled Yoritsugu's father Yoritsune deeply.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). * 1244 (''Kangen 2, 4th month''): Yoritsugu had his coming-of-age ceremonies at age 6. In the same month, his father asked Emperor Go-Saga for permission to give up his responsibilities as shogun in favor of Yoritsugu. * 1245 (''Kangen 3, 7th month''): Yoritsune shaved his head and became a Buddhist priest. * 1246 (''Kange ...
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Sasa Rindo
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Kujō Yoritsune
, also known as , was the fourth ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was '' kanpaku'' Kujō Michiie and his grandmother was a niece of Minamoto no Yoritomo. His wife was a granddaughter of Minamoto no Yoritomo and daughter of Minamoto no Yoriie. He was born in the year (according to Chinese astrology) of the Tiger, in the month, on the day, and so his given name at birth was Mitora (三寅, "Triple Tiger"). Yoritsune was a member of the great Fujiwara clan. The Kujō family was one of the five branches of the historically powerful Fujiwara clan of courtiers. Family * Father: Kujō Michiie * Mother: Saionji Rinko * Wife: Minamoto no Yoshiko (1202–1234) * Concubine: Omiya no Tsubone * Children: ** Kujō Yoritsugu by Omiya ** Kujō Michijo by Omiya ** Minamoto no Meguhime by Omiya Events of Yoritsune's ''bakufu'' At the age of seven, in 1226, Yoritsune became ''Sei-i Taishōgun'' in a political deal between his father and the Kamakura shogunate regent ...
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Minamoto No Sanetomo
was the third ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate. He was the second son of the Kamakura shogunate founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo. His mother was Hōjō Masako and his older brother was second Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoriie. His childhood name was . He was the last head of the Minamoto clan of Japan. His Dharma name was . He was an accomplished '' waka'' poet. Early life After the death of Yoritomo in 1199, Sanetomo's grandfather Hōjō Tokimasa usurped the political and military power of the Shogunate, relegating the position and title of '' Sei-i Taishōgun'', or ''shōgun'', to a figurehead. Through hereditary succession, Sanetomo's older brother Yoriie became ''Sei-i Taishōgun'' in 1202, only to be stripped of the title a year later and put under house arrest for plotting against the Hōjō clan. This was presumably to keep the ''shōgun'' a child and thus needing a regent (''shikken'') to make decisions in his place. Shortly thereafter in 1203, Sanetomo became h ...
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Minamoto No Yoriie
was the second ''shōgun'' (1202–1203) of Japan's Kamakura shogunate, and the first son of first shōgun Yoritomo. His Dharma name was Hokke-in-dono Kingo Da'i Zengo (法華院殿金吾大禅閤). Life Minamoto no Yoriie was born to Hōjō Masako at Hiki Yoshikazu's residence in Kamakura.Yasuda (1990:592-593) Before he was born, his father Yoritomo had Hōjō Tokimasa and his men carry stones to build the Dankazura on Wakamiya Ōji to pray for the child's safe delivery. When Yoriie later himself had an heir, Ichiman, the child was also born at the Hiki mansionThe mansion no longer exists and its location () is occupied by Myōhon-ji a temple dedicated to the memory of the Hiki clan, exterminated by the Hōjō clan. to Hiki's daughter Wakasa no Tsubone, a fact which further consolidated an already strong emotional bond.Kamiya Vol. 1 (2008:44-45) From this relationship Hiki gained considerable influence when Yoriie became shōgun, incurring the hostility of Hōjō Tokimasa, w ...
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Minamoto No Yoshinaka
, , or Lord Kiso was a general from the late Heian period of Japanese history. A member of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo was his cousin and rival during the Genpei War between the Minamoto and the Taira clans. Yoshinaka was born in Musashi province. His dharma name was Tokuon'in Gisan Senkō (徳音院義山宣公). Early life Yoshinaka's father, Minamoto no Yoshikata, was killed by Minamoto no Yoshihira in 1155. Yoshihira also sought to kill Yoshinaka who escaped to Shinano Province. He was raised by Nakahara Kaneto, Imai Kanehira's father, together with his milk-brother Imai Kanehira, who would later become his best friend and most loyal retainer. Yoshinaka later changed his name from Minamoto to , to reflect the Kiso Mountains where he was raised. Genpei War Yoshinaka accepted Prince Mochihito's call to the Minamoto clan to rise against the Taira in 1181. He entered the Genpei War by raising an army and invading Echigo Province. He then defeated a Taira force s ...
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Fujiwara No Tadabumi
Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include: ; Families * The Fujiwara clan and its members ** Fujiwara no Kamatari ** Fujiwara no Fuhito ** Fujiwara no Michinaga * Northern Fujiwara clan ** Fujiwara no Kiyohira ; Art and entertainment * Fujiwara (owarai), Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西孝幸) * Atsushi Fujiwara (born 1963), Japanese photographer * Mr. Fuji, Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler * Hiroshi Fujiwara (born 1964), Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer * Kamatari Fujiwara (1905 - 1985), Japanese actor * Kei Fujiwara (born 1957), Japanese actress and film director * Keiji Fujiwara (1964 - 2020), Japanese voice actor * Motoo Fujiwara, lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken * Tokuro Fujiwara, J ...
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