The founding of the Kamakura shogunate, 1180-1185 : with selected translations from the Azuma kagami

Covers five years of the history of the Kamakura shogunate, which lasted one hundred and fifty years. Translates several chapters of an historical work covering these years. PREFACE CONTENTS Illustrations Part One. The Founding of the Kamakura Shogunate Chapter I. Introduction Chapter II. The Background Chapter III. The Gempei War: Initial Phases 1 Chapter IV. The Gempei War: Middle Phases Chapter V. The Gempei War. Final Phases Chapter VI The Establishment of the Shogunate Chapter VII. Conclusion Part Two. Selected Translations from AZUMA KAGAMI Translators Note Selected Bibliography Index