JP 2700 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Japan, Empire Of Japan, Shinto
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The heian period was relatively peaceful; they did not need armies at that time. The aristocrats got salaries and tax-free estates. The aristocracy started the samurais as a private army in order to protect their estates/lands. Taira kiyomori, a powerful samurai, married his daughter to the emperor. The aristocrats wanted to get rid of him as he was becoming too powerful. Was a civil war that started in order to get rid of taira kiyomori. The aristocrats hired a rival warlord to get rid of taira kiyomori. The aristocrats were too afraid to go and collect their taxes. Kyoto was the capital of japan during this time. The emperor conferred the title of shogun on the leader of the. Minamoto yoritomo (1147 - 1199) founded the first kamakura. Shogunate: military government; the government of the shogun. The shoguns left the emperor alone given that they had all of the power and controlled the emperors.
