Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Kamakura period

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Kamakura period

鎌倉時代
alternative words: Kamakurajidai, Kamakura reign, Kamakura jidai, Kamakura era
keywords: epoch
related topics: Minamoto no Yoritomo , Ink painting , Kamakura shogunate , Hojoshi , Jodo sect , Nichiren sect , Zen , Invasion of Mongols
related web sites: http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Kaede/2996/ , http://www.tamagawa.ac.jp/sisetu/kyouken/kamakura/ , http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/kamakur.htm
explanation: Period beginning with the nomination of Minamoto no Yoritomo to "shogun" in 1192 and ended with the suppression of a regency (Shikken) perpetuated by Hojo family in 1333. It is the first regime dominated by samurai clans and the Japanese political center left also firstly Kinki region. This period is characterized by a development of money based economy and Japanese own cultures such as new Buddhist sects and art. Mongols tried to invade two times Japan (1274 and 1281).