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Minamoto Yoritomo established the first bakufu, or military government in Japan.

This type of government would rule Japan for the better part of 6 centuries.

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What is a minamoto yoritomo?

Minamoto yoritomo was the first ever shogun in japan


What does yoritomo mean?

Yoritomo (頼朝) must be the historical figure who started the Kamakura Bakufu (1192-1333) by destroying the Taira family.


Who was the first samurai to receive the title of shogun?

Yoritomo (Yoritomo Minamoto) (yōrē'tōmō mēnä'mōtō), 1148-99, Japanese warrior and dictator, founder of the Kamakura shogunate. After a prolonged struggle he led his clan, the Minamoto, to victory over the Taira in 1185. He became (1192) the first shogun, established his bakufu (headquarters) at Kamakura, and rewarded his retainers with estates strategically located throughout the country. These fiefs later became the basis of the power of the daimyo. Aided by scholars drawn from the imperial court, which Yoritomo controlled, he set up an administrative network that soon became the only effective central government. His shogunate marked the beginning of a vigorous period in Japanese history. Zen Buddhism was officially sponsored, and the yoritomo-japanese-military-leader-statesmanvirtues of bushidowere cultivated. Yoritomo's system of centralized feudalism set the pattern of military rule in Japan until the mid-19th cent.Read more: yoritomo-japanese-military-leader-statesman


Why did the emperor of japan make minamoto yoritomo shogun?

Minamoto Yoritomo was never referred to as Shogun during his lifetime. Minamoto Sanetomo was the first man to be recognized as shogun during his actual lifetime.


How did Minamoto Yoritomo die?

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