IN CONTEXT
Shogunate Japan
1087 The Insei system begins: emperors withdraw from court but retain authority, in order to counter the power of regents and the rising warrior class.
1156 The Minamoto challenge the Taira for the first time, and are crushed.
1180 The Gempei War between the Minamoto and the Taira breaks out.
1190s Minamoto Yoritomo builds power in the provinces.
1221 Emperor Gotoba fails to re-establish imperial power in the Jokyu Disturbance.
1333 The Ashikaga family overthrows the Kamakura shogunate.
1467 The Onin Wars, the first of a series that plague Japan for over a century, break out.
When in 1192 the Japanese clan leader ...
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