1. Medieval Japanese History
Kamakura period
Muromachi/Ashikaga
Momoyama/Azuki /03

2. Kamakura Period
1192 C.E., Minamoto Yoritomo was appointed shogun and established a new government, the Kamakura Bakufu
Minamoto died in 1199 and created a power vacuum between Kamakura and Kyoto
Emperor basically loses all power.

3. Kamakura Period Leading social order is samurai Zen introduced (1191)
Heavy reliance on the military to fend off the Mongols broke the government and redistributed power
1333, Emperor Go-Daigo restores imperial power.

4. Muromachi Period
Emperor Go-Daigo was ousted to the south of Kyoto by 1336.
Ashikaga Takauji appointed himself shogun and established government in Muromachi district of Kyoto
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ( ) as shogun ruled during a period of bloody civil wars.
1573, end of period