Sengoku period
Videos
The Sengoku period was the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident, Ōnin War, or Meiō in
Takeda Shingen deflects Uesugi Kenshin's strike at the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima during the Sengoku period
Painting depicting a battle during the Ōnin War
Ōzutsu (Big Gun)
Japanese screen depicting the Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
Shogun
Videos
Shōgun, officially sei-i taishōgun, was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758–811) was one of the first shoguns of the early Heian period.
Taira no Masakado's rebellion is historically significant as the first rebellion of the warrior class and the first attempt of the warrior class to establish a government.
Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun (1192–1199) of the Kamakura shogunate
Hōjō Tokimasa shifted the source of power in the shogunate from the shogun to the shogun's assistant, shikken, and established the rule of the Hōjō clan.