Shogun
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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.
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
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