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Yoritomo accepted a number of comparatively low court ranks, including that of "Barbarian-expelling Generalissimo" [[Seii Tai Shogun]] 征夷大将軍 ([[1192]]). By this he was formally delegated with the emperor's military authority.
Yoritomo accepted a number of comparatively low court ranks, including that of "Barbarian-expelling Generalissimo" [[Seii Tai Shogun]] 征夷大将軍 ([[1192]]). By this he was formally delegated with the emperor's military authority.
Following his death, Yoritomo was succeeded by his eldest son [[Minamoto no Yoriie]], who in turn was succeeded as shogun by Yoritomo's second son [[Minamoto no Sanetomo]].
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>None
|width="35%"|'''[[Kamakura shogunate|Kamakura Shogun]]'''<br> 1192-1199
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Minamoto no Yoriie]]'''
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