The Development of Kamakura Rule, 1180-1250

A History with Documents

Jeffrey P. Mass

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Year: 1979
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780804766449
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Japanese History
• Index: History

An examination of a formative period in medieval Japanese history, this study analyzes the origins and consequences of the J?ky? War of 1221, a struggle of modest military proportions but of major political and legal importance. In defeating the traditional Court at Kyoto, the warrior government at Kamakura became the dominant national power; it subsequently created a highly efficient administration that gave Japan a century of social and political stability. Crucial to the success of Kamakura rule was the development of a system of justice that has long been recognized as one of Japan's outstanding achievements. The author studies this system in detail, describing the forms and techniques for arbitrating disputes and showing exactly how suits were brought, expedited, and resolved. The book includes annotated translations of 144 documents, a selection from the materials on which the book is based. These documents illuminate the changing power relationships after the J?ky? War and the developing stages of the judicial process.

Table of contents

• The Development of Kamakura Rule, 1180-1250 - A HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS
• HISTORICAL
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• Table of Contents
• AUTHOR’S NOTE
• INTRODUCTION
• PART ONE - The Jōkyū War—Origins and Aftermath
• PART TWO - The Development of Kamakura Justice
• Documents
• Reference Matter
• CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX OF DOCUMENTS TRANSLATED
• DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS REPRESENTED IN THE TRANSLATIONS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• GENERAL INDEX
• Yoshitsune - A FIFTEENTH-CENTURY JAPANESE CHRONICLE