Shogun Japan By Bentley.Constance Period: 1147 to 1199 The life of Minamoto no yoritomo - the first shogunate leader Period: 1180 to 1185 Genpai War 1252 The great buddha statue is put in place 1483 Ginkakuji Temple is built in kyoto 1573 Oda Nobunaga exiles the last Ashikaga shogun, Yoshiaki.