Minamoto no yoritomo

By lesli da bush boi
  • 1147

    born

  • 1159

    Sent to exile when he was 12 after his clan (Minamoto) was defeated in battle by the Tara clan

  • Period: 1159 to 1192

    killed several family members whom he saw as potential threats to his power

  • Period: 1179 to 1199

    married

  • 1185

    He established government at Kamakura

  • 1185

    Gave his followers power to govern the provinces

  • 1192

    Named first Shogun by the Emperor

  • 1199

    died

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