Minamoto no Yoritomo
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Minamoto no Yoritomo was a samurai, daimyo and the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first shogun in the history of Japan to hold de-facto p
Portrait by Fujiwara no Takanobu, 1179
Gate of Seigan-ji in Nagoya, the site of the former family villa and his birthplace
Minamoto no Yoritomo scroll painting, late 14th century
Seated wooden statue of Yoritomo owned by Kai Zenkō-ji.
Hōjō Masako
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Hōjō Masako was a Japanese female samurai and politician who exercised significant power in the early years of the Kamakura period, which was reflected by her contemporary sobriquet of the "nun shogun
Minamoto no Yoritomo
…the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first shogun in the history of Japan to hold de-facto power over Japan. He was married to Hōjō Masako, who acted as regent (shikken) after his death. Yoritomo was the son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo and belonged to Seiwa Genji's prestigious Kawachi Genji…
Hōjō Masako by Kikuchi Yōsai (菊池 容斎)
Minamoto no Yoritomo being admitted to the house of Masako, daughter of Hojo Tokimasa (right).
Hōjō Masako
Hōjō Masako's tomb at the Jufuku-ji, Kamakura, Japan