History 1601E Midterm: chapter 11&13 terms

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1601E
• Professor: Cary Takagaki

Document Summary

A period of japanese history that marks the governance of the kamakura shogunate. Known for the emergence of the samurai, the warrior caste, and for the establishment of. Established by the first shogun, minamoto no yoritomo feudalism in japan. Marks the transition to land-based economies and a concentration of advanced military technologies in the hands of a specialized fighting class. Lords required the loyal services of vassals, who were rewarded with fiefs of their own. Ended in 1333 with the destruction of the shogunate and the short reestablishment of imperial rule under emoerir go-daigo. The term bakufu originally meant the dwelling and household of a shogun. It came to be generally used fro the system of government of a feudal military dictatorship, exercised in the name of the shogun. This is the meaning that has been adopted into english through the term shogunate. The shogun system was originally established under the kamakura shogunate by minamoto no yoritomo.