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Kamakura Japan – Shoguns and Mongols
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Kamakura Japan – Shoguns and Mongols

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27 07, 2017

Kamakura Japan – Shoguns and Mongols

By Karen Carr|2019-10-22T05:01:05-07:00July 27th, 2017|History, Japan|Comments Off on Kamakura Japan – Shoguns and Mongols

First shogun of Japan: Minamoto Yoritomo (maybe), by Fujiwara Takanobu - Kamakura Japan Who was the first shogun of Japan? The first shogun, Minamoto Yoritomo, established the shogun system in the [...]

Heian period – Early Medieval Japan
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Heian period – Early Medieval Japan

History, Japan

27 07, 2017

Heian period – Early Medieval Japan

By Karen Carr|2019-08-07T10:07:32-07:00July 27th, 2017|History, Japan|2 Comments

Heian Japan: Godai Kokuzo Bodhisattva (Jingo-ji Temple, Kyoto), ca. 800-900 AD Women shut out of power After Empress Koken died in 770 AD, there was a major change in how Japan's government worked. [...]