Yoritomo and the Founding of the First Bakufu
Jeffrey P. Mass
Mass on Yoritomo's succession crisis, Yoriie's murder and the fragility of the first bakufu.
Minamoto no Yoriie
- Life
- 1182–1204
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
John, King of England
England
1202–1203
Alfonso VIII of Castile
Spain
1202–1203
Peter II of Aragon
Spain
1202–1203
Sancho I of Portugal
Portugal
1202–1203
Philip II of France
France
1202–1203
Emperor Ningzong of Song
China
1202–1203
Alexios III Angelos
Rome
1202–1203
William the Lion
Scotland
1202–1203
Emperor Tsuchimikado
Japan
1202–1203
Pope Innocent III
Papacy
1202–1203
Emperor Zhangzong of Jin
China
1202–1203
Sverker II of Sweden
Sweden
1202–1203
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Further Reading
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