Minamoto no Yoritomo

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    Samurai Invasions

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    of the provinces. Samurai strength rested on strong group loyalty and discipline. These bands managed large areas of rice land in eastern Japan, around modern Tôkyô. In 1185 a new government was founded by the Minamoto family in Kamakura, south of modern Tôkyô. In 1192 Minamoto Yoritomo was given the title 'shôgun' to signify his military control over the country. While it followed the laws of the Heian government, the Kamakura government was run by a network of samurai throughout the country,…

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    Knights In The Middle Ages

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    The medieval ages seem to have a romantic allure of gallant knights, cunning samurais, lords and ladies, and daring wars. Looking closer, the medieval ages were weaved with fear, fragile obligations, and complex morals. Both Europe and Japan went through a dark age of war and violence after times of great prosperity. In Europe, one of the most well known figures at the time frame were the knights. As for Japan, the samurai and their skill are one of the most notable parts within the Japanese…

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    How has Japan’s Samurai heritage influenced modern Japanese thinking and behaviour Japan’s Samurai heritage has influenced modern Japanese thinking and behaviour through Samurai. In modern day Japan we can still see many examples of Samurai behaviour through the bushido code and the eight virtues of a Samurai. The Samurai changed Japan’s history by introducing Feudal Japan. This was a period in time were Samurai were in power. The Samurai’s values of the Bushido code were what made the…

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    in their and their kingdoms career. In 1066, William the Conqueror from France became king of England, and established the feudal system in England.. Next in 1099 European knights joined the first Crusade and captured Jerusalem. Then in 1192 Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shogun with the samurai class on…

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    these civil wars foresaw the rise of the shoguns that would go on to control Japan. Despite the fact that civil war between various clans was common, there were two main clans that were the most important to the emperors court: Minamoto and Taira. In 1185, Minamoto no Yoritomo gained support from the Samurai through a debate then 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…

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    19th Century Mongols

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    By the end of the twelfth century, as rivalries among the noble families led to almost constant civil war, centralizing forces again asserted themselves. A powerful noble from a warrior clan named Minamoto Yoritomo defeated several rivals and set up his power base on the Kamakura. To strengthen the state, he created a more centralized government under a powerful military leader known as the shogun. The shogun attempted to increase the powers of the central government while reducing rival…

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