Person1147–1199
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Japanese warrior leader, founder of the Kamakura shogunate. A son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, he was exiled to Izu as a boy after the Heiji disturbance (1159–1160); in 1180 he rose against the Taira, made Kamakura his base and directed the Minamoto victory in the Genpei War, building up a warrior government in the east. In 1192 the court appointed him sei-i taishōgun; he died in 1199.
- Dates
- 9 May 1147 – 9 February 1199
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- East Asia
- In the threads
- East Asia (11th–12th c.)
Events
- Genpei War and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate5 May 1180 – 21 August 1192 · East Asia