politically relegating the Emperor and his court to symbolic figureheads. In 1192, Yoritomo and the Minamoto clan established a military government in Kamakura.

The Hojo Regency

Yoritomo unexpectedly died in an accident in 1199, leaving the Minamoto clan weakened. Hojo Tokimasa, the father of Yoritomo's widow, Hojo Masako, and former guardian and protector of Yoritomo, claimed the title

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