What was the Kamakura shogunate?
Q: What was the Kamakura shogunate?
A: The Kamakura shogunate was a feudal Japanese military government.
Q: Who were the heads of government in the Kamakura shogunate?
A: The heads of government were the shoguns.
Q: Which clan were the first three shoguns from?
A: The first three shoguns were from the Minamoto clan.
Q: Which clan were the next two shoguns from?
A: The next two shoguns were from the Fujiwara clan.
Q: Who were the last six shoguns of the Kamakura shogunate?
A: The last six shoguns were minor Imperial princes.
Q: Why is the period of Kamakura shogunate called the Kamakura period?
A: The period is called the Kamakura period because the Minamoto shoguns lived in the city of Kamakura.
Q: Who held the office of Shikken after 1203 in the Kamakura shogunate?
A: After 1203, the Hōjō clan held the office of Shikken and governed in the name of the shoguns.
