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The Genpei War was a twelfth-century conflict in which the Minamoto clan overthrew the ruling Taira clan before establishing Japan's first shogunate at Kamakura. After the opening battles in 1180, there was little fighting until 1183, from which time the Minamoto slowly gained the upper hand. -
He was the emperor of japan and his reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
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Emperor Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
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the rival Taira clan is defeated at sea at the Battle of Dan-no-Ura by Yoritomo's brother Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
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In the sea battle of Dannoura (1185) on the Inland Sea in western Japan, the Taira were finally defeated. The emperor Antoku was drowned in the battle, losing a famous sword, one of the Imperial Treasures of Japan supposedly brought from heaven by the first Japanese emperor.
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The Kamakura period was marked by a gradual shift in power from the nobility to landowning military men in the provinces. This era was a time of dramatic transformation in the politics, society, and culture of Japan.
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Minamoto no Yoritomo is shogun in Japan.
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The Kamakura shogunate was not a national regime, however, and although it controlled large tracts of land, there was strong resistance to the stewards. The regime continued warfare against the Northern Fujiwara, but never brought either the north or the west under complete military control.
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The Todaiji temple at Nara, Japan, is restored by the Minamoto clan.
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In 1232 CE a new law code was established, the Joei Code (Joei shikimoku), which had 51 articles and established who owned what land, defined the relationship between lords, vassals, and samurai, limited the role of the emperor, and established the taking of legal decisions based on precedence.