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*''Dates: [[1185]]-[[1192]]''
*''Japanese:'' 鎌倉時代 ''(Kamakura jidai)''
The Kamakura period was the period during which the [[Kamakura shogunate]] ruled from the city of [[Kamakura]], in the [[Kanto|Kantô]] region.
The period is generally said to begin in [[1185]] with the [[Minamoto clan]] victory in the [[Genpei War]], marking the end of the [[Taira clan|Taira clan's]] political control; others cite [[1192]] as marking the beginning of the Kamakura period, as this was the year in which the Kamakura shogunate was officially established, ending the period of [[Kyoto]] (aka [[Heian period|Heian]]) being the sole center of authority. The period ends in [[1333]], with the fall of the Kamakura shogunate.
The Kamakura period marks a significant stage in the development of samurai rule. While the Taira clan held considerable power from the 1150s-1180s, they did so from within the Imperial court; the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate marks the first time that samurai rule, operating quite separately from the Imperial court, is asserted as a significant authority in itself. The Kamakura shogunate was never as strong as the [[Ashikaga shogunate|Ashikaga]] or [[Tokugawa shogunate]]s which succeeded it, however;
*''Japanese:'' 鎌倉時代 ''(Kamakura jidai)''
The Kamakura period was the period during which the [[Kamakura shogunate]] ruled from the city of [[Kamakura]], in the [[Kanto|Kantô]] region.
The period is generally said to begin in [[1185]] with the [[Minamoto clan]] victory in the [[Genpei War]], marking the end of the [[Taira clan|Taira clan's]] political control; others cite [[1192]] as marking the beginning of the Kamakura period, as this was the year in which the Kamakura shogunate was officially established, ending the period of [[Kyoto]] (aka [[Heian period|Heian]]) being the sole center of authority. The period ends in [[1333]], with the fall of the Kamakura shogunate.
The Kamakura period marks a significant stage in the development of samurai rule. While the Taira clan held considerable power from the 1150s-1180s, they did so from within the Imperial court; the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate marks the first time that samurai rule, operating quite separately from the Imperial court, is asserted as a significant authority in itself. The Kamakura shogunate was never as strong as the [[Ashikaga shogunate|Ashikaga]] or [[Tokugawa shogunate]]s which succeeded it, however;