The Kamakura Period

Japan's first shogunate: samurai rule begins and repels the Mongol invasions.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1185 – 1333

Core Principles & Analysis

• The Kamakura shogunate established warrior government under the Minamoto.
• Two Mongol invasion fleets were destroyed by typhoons in 1274 and 1281.
• Zen Buddhism took root, later carried by Dōgen's Sōtō school.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Kamakura period