Minamoto no Yoritomo

    Minamoto no Yoritomo

    Founder of the Kamakura Era

    Minamoto no Yoritomo
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    I am Minamoto no Yoritomo, I was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate and of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan. I was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (shikken) after my death.