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![''Head of a Guardian'', 13th century. Hinoki wood with lacquer on cloth, pigment, rock crystal, metal. Before entering most Japanese Buddhist temples, visitors must pass large and imposing sculptures of ferocious guardian figures whose role is to protect the premises from the enemies of the religion. The aggressive stances and exaggerated facial features of these figures stand in sharp contrast to the calm demeanor of the Buddha enshrined inside. [[Brooklyn Museum]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Head of a Guardian 13thcentury Japan.jpg?width=200 "''Head of a Guardian'', 13th century. Hinoki wood with lacquer on cloth, pigment, rock crystal, metal. Before entering most Japanese Buddhist temples, visitors must pass large and imposing sculptures of ferocious guardian figures whose role is to protect the premises from the enemies of the religion. The aggressive stances and exaggerated facial features of these figures stand in sharp contrast to the calm demeanor of the Buddha enshrined inside. [[Brooklyn Museum]]")
![Nara]]. It was made by [[Busshi]] [[Unkei]] in 1203.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nio guardians by Unkei in Nara.jpg?width=200 "Nara]]. It was made by [[Busshi]] [[Unkei]] in 1203.")
![Japanese [[samurai]] boarding Mongol ships in 1281](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Takezaki suenaga ekotoba3.jpg?width=200 "Japanese [[samurai]] boarding Mongol ships in 1281")
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The Kamakura shogunate (Japanese: 鎌倉幕府, Hepburn: Kamakura bakufu) was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333.
The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Yoritomo after victory in the Genpei War and appointing himself as shōgun. Yoritomo governed Japan as military dictator from the eastern city of Kamakura with the emperor of Japan and his Imperial Court in the official capital city of Heian-kyō (Kyoto) as figureheads. The Kamakura shōguns were members of the Minamoto clan until 1226, the Fujiwara clan until 1252, and the last six were minor princes of the imperial family. The Hōjō clan were the de facto rulers of Japan as shikken (regent) of the shōgun from 1203. The Kamakura shogunate saw the Jōkyū War in 1221 and the Mongol invasions of Japan under Kublai Khan in 1274 and 1281. The Kamakura shogunate was overthrown in the Kenmu Restoration under Emperor Go-Daigo in 1333, re-establishing Imperial rule until Ashikaga Takauji and his offsprings overthrew the imperial government and founded the Ashikaga shogunate in 1336 (Nanboku-chō period).
