People of the Kamakura period (9 people)

Figures who lived in the Kamakura period, in order of birth. Choose a name to follow that life event by event.

• Hōnen Monk, founder of Jōdo-shū / 1133–1212 (about 79 years)
• Minamoto no Yoritomo Founder of the Kamakura shogunate / 1147–1199 (about 52 years)
• Hōjō Masako Yoritomo's wife, the "Nun Shogun" / 1157–1225 (about 68 years)
• Minamoto no Yoshitsune Military commander / 1159–1189 (about 30 years)
• Shinran Monk, founder of Jōdo Shinshū / 1173–1262 (about 89 years)
• Hōjō Yasutoki Third shikken of the Kamakura shogunate, author of the Goseibai Shikimoku / 1183–1242 (about 59 years)
• Dōgen Founder of Sōtō Zen / 1200–1253 (about 53 years)
• Nichiren Monk, founder of Nichiren Buddhism / 1222–1282 (about 60 years)
• Hōjō Tokimune Shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate / 1251–1284 (about 33 years)

Other periods

Yayoi/KofunAsukaNaraHeianKamakuraMuromachiSengoku/Azuchi-MomoyamaEdoMeijiTaishō

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