Japan Under The Shoguns Mollie Houlihan

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    The First Shogun

    The First Shogun
    Minamato no Yoritomo is the new shogun of the Kamakura period. He was born in 1147 in 1159, his Father attempted to destroy Taira Kiyomori (the decendant of the Taira clan) But he was defeated and so Minamato was captured and lived 20 years under Taira Surveillances. He was crowned Shogun in 1192. He died in 1199.