Jōkyū Disturbance

Japanese history

Also known as: Jōkyū no ran

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The Jōkyū Disturbance (1219–1221) was an uprising in Japanese history where Emperor Go-Toba attempted to restore power to the imperial court from the military government, the bakufu. After the Minamoto clan's power waned, the Hōjō family effectively usurped the shogunate's authority, becoming hereditary regents. Go-Toba saw an opportunity in the discontent with Hōjō rule and called upon warrior families to support him against Hōjō Yoshitoki. However, the Hōjō reacted swiftly, quelling the rebellion within a month. Go-Toba and his sons were exiled, and the Hōjō family solidified their control over Japan, extending the bakufu's power nationwide.12

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…incident is known as the Jōkyū Disturbance (Jōkyū no ran), from the name of the period between 1219 and 1221 in which the incident occurred.
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…incident is known as the Jōkyū Disturbance, named for the era name Jōkyū (1219–22). The bakufu now set up a headquarters in Kyōto to supervise the court and to control the legal and administrative business of the western provinces. The several thousand estates of the civil aristocrats and warriors who…
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…incident is known as the Jōkyū Disturbance, named for the era name Jōkyū (1219–22). The bakufu now set up a headquarters in Kyōto to supervise the court and to control the legal and administrative business of the western provinces. The several thousand estates of the civil aristocrats and warriors who…
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