Historical place archive

Kamakura in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kamakura in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records7 event labels6 people1219–1333

Historical events in Kamakura

1219

1219
Assassination of Sanetomo Minamoto
Sanetomo Minamoto · House of Minamoto

The Minamoto control of the Japanese shogunate is brought to an end

1219
Assassination of Sanetomo Minamoto
Yoshitoke Hojo · House of Minamoto

Supports the assassins of Sanetomo Minamoto

1219
Death of Sanetomo Minamoto
Sanetomo Minamoto · House of Minamoto

Death of Sanetomo Minamoto

1219
Succession
Yoritsume Fujiwara · House of Minamoto

Yoshitoke Hojo supports the succession of Yoritsume Fujiwara as shogun

1219
Succession
Yoshitoke Hojo · House of Minamoto

Yoshitoke Hojo supports the succession of Yoritsume Fujiwara as shogun

1333

4 July 1333
Fall of Kamakura
Hojo Takatoki · Genko War

Hojo Takatoki dies as Kamakura falls to imperial forces

4 July 1333
Fall of Kamakura Shogunate
Go-Daigo · Genko War

Go-Daigo's supporters overthrow the Kamakura shogunate

4 July 1333
Kamakura Shogunate Ends
Hojo Takatoki · Kamakura Shogunate

The Hojo regency collapses with the fall of Kamakura

4 July 1333
Siege of Kamakura
Nitta Yoshisada · Genko War

Nitta Yoshisada attacks Kamakura and destroys Hojo power

Provenance

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