Kamakura shogunate

The social and political structure of an era greatly influences the arts and cultural products of the time. The relationship a government has with the governed, its interactions with neighboring states and people, as well as the social and economic values of the time, shapes and molds the way the people in that area artistically express themselves. This holds true for the artistic products of ancient Japan, specifically from the Kofun period to the end of the Muromachi period, spanning from…

After years of fighting and establishing a shogunate rule in many parts of the island nation, the samurai effectively held both military and political power over much of Japan by the early 1100s”(Kallie Szczepanski 1). In 1160, the samurai clans of Minamoto and Taira fought for control. The Taira won and established the first samurai-led government. They fought again in the Genpei War which led to the Minamoto clan winning and establishing a shogunate that would impact the government of Japan.…

During the Genpei War, the head of the Minamoto clan took power and the title of shogun. In the early fourteenth century, the end of the Kamakura shogunate led to the disintegration of the shogunates power and gave rise to regional warlords named daimyos (Totman, 2002). This period, known as the Muromachi period, was the beginning of a period of civil war. During this period, Portuguese traders made contact with the…

defeated the Taira and formed a military government at Kamakura, which was initially meant to be temporary. Seven years later, Yorimoto asked the imperial court to recognize his position with the title of Seii Tai-shogun, which was the commander in chief for the suppression of barbarians. Through this, the emperor would receive protection from the shogun as the shogun would act as the emperors ' catalyst and messenger; this was the start of the Kamakura…

The word Noh means skill, craft, or the talent particularly in the field of performing arts in this context. The word Noh may be used alone or with gaku (fun, music) to form the word nōgaku. Noh is a classical tradition that is highly valued by many today. When used alone, Noh refers to the historical genre of theatre originated from sarugaku in the mid 14th century and continues to be performed today.[4] Noh and kyōgen "originated in the 8th century when the sangaku was transmitted from China…

A revolution took place in the centuries from the time of the Kamakura shogunate, which existed with the Tenno's court, to the Tokugawa, when the bushi became the unchallenged rulers in what historian Edwin O. Reischauer called a "centralized feudal" form of government. Instrumental in the rise of the new bakufu was Tokugawa Ieyasu, the main beneficiary of the achievements of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Already powerful, Ieyasu profited by his transfer to the rich Kantō area. He…

Age of the Samurai: 1185-1868"). Until the Meiji Restoration of 1868, during which the Japanese feudal system was abolished and a centralized bureaucratic government rose, the samurai maintained control from the Kamakura to the Tokugawa period ("Samurai Essay"). During the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan was in a period of peace and prosperity for 250 years and samurai were able to form a traditional code of honor, known as bushido, or “the way of the warrior” As samurai governed local governments and…

Ming China last chinese dynasty, 1368-1644 started when the mongols were overthrown zhu yuanzhang started the dynasty and had many military talents population rose about 150 million people economic progress urbanization and technology increase of people that lived in urban areas people were still able to be fed properly China did not have an industrial-technical breakthrough; which is why is it not the dominant power of the world the ming political system The ming dynasty was ruled by a…

didn't rise to power until the 12th century, when two powerful Japanese clans fought against each other for power - the Taira Clan and the Minamato Clan. After the Minamoto clan won the Gempei War(1180-1185),the Minamoto’s establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, a military dictatorship that dominated Japan from 1192 to 1333 (Gempei War). During this time samurai were to serve daimyos(great lords) the equivalent to that of a European duke. Samurai backed up the authority of the shogun giving…

Ancient Literature "in Japan", in 658 ad, Emperor Qi (566--661) sent 180 ship warship "Yesso" against the north, will cross island "Ainu" to "expel" (now Tsugaru city) on the beach, the the so-called "Ainu" refers to the ainu. According to the Kamakura shogunate era (1185 - 1333) the "mirror" my wife records, Hokkaido earlier in the "Ainu" to the big and people are those who are sentenced to exile criminals and defeat the fugitive samurai. [3] is also from this era, the interaction between large…