kamakura By mia.coe 1180 The Genpei War in Japan between the Taira and Minamoto clans. 1183 Reign of Japan's Emperor Go-Toba. 1185 Emperor Go-Toba reigns in Japan. 1185 Battle of Dannoura where the Minamoto defeat the rival Taira. The young emperor Antoku drowns. 1191 the shinto tsurugaoka hachiman shrine is moved from yuinogo 1192 the kamakura shogunate 1192 minamoto no yerie is shotgun in japan 1195 the todaiji temple 1203 minamoto no sanetomo 1203 hojo tokimasa 1218 the tale of the heike 1219 Hojo Masako and Hojo Tokimasa take over as regents for the Japanese shogun, thus permanently transferring power from the Minamoto to Hojo clans. 1221 The Jokyu Disturbance - Japan's emperor Go-Toba launches a failed coup against the Kamakura Shogunate. 1225 The position of vice-regent to the shogun (rensho) is created in Japan. 1232 A new law code, the Joei Code (Joei shikimoku), is established in Japan. 1247 A High Court, the Hikitsukeshu, is formed in Japan. 1249 The Kenchoji Zen Buddhism monastery is built in Kamakura, Japan. 1249 The Kotokuin Temple with its massive bronze statue of Buddha is built at Kamakura, Japan. 1274 The first invasion of Japan by the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan fails. 1279 The second invasion of Japan by the Mongol ruler/Yuan dynasty emperor Kublai Khan fails. 1281 The Engakuji Zen Buddhist monastery is established at Kamakura, Japan by Hojo Tokimune. 1318 Go-Daigo reigns as emperor of Japan. 1327 Hojo Moritoki reigns as shogun in Japan, the last of the Kamakura Shogunate. 1330 Nitta Yoshisada attacks and destroys Kamakura, capital of Japan's Kamakura Shogunate. 1333 The Kenmu Restoration when the Japanese emperor Go-Daigo uses rebel warlords to oust the Kamakura Shogunate. 1335 Ashikaga Takauji becomes the new shogun in Japan, it is the beginning of the Ashikaga (Muromachi) Shogunate.