By the beginning of the XI century. The Fujiwara family went into decline. Those who had previously been known as warriors now preferred the pleasures of court life. During the uprising in the north among the foreigners and the attack of the tribes (susheni or mohe) on the island of Tsushima, Fujiwara did not risk their lives, but sent subordinates to the battlefield. Many Fujiwara indulged in excesses and allowed themselves eccentricities. So, Tadahira wore a fan with a rooster painted on it. Before opening the fan, Tadahira shouted: "Ku-ka-river!" Such antics of a member of the Fujiwara family undermined respect for their family.
With the decline of the Fujiwara, other families began to rise. From 1159, a 40-year period began, called Gempei. There was a fierce struggle between the Minamoto (Genji) clan, which acted under a white flag, and the Taira (Heike, or Heiji) clan, which acted under a red flag. In 1180-1185. decisive battles took place. They ended with the defeat of the ground forces and the fleet of the Taira house. On one of the ships were the young tenno Antonu and his grandmother. Preferring death to captivity, she threw herself into the sea with her child.
The Minamoto celebrated their victory with brutal reprisals against the Taira. A representative of the Minamoto ritomo clan became the true ruler of the country. The new sovereign - the young Gotoba - (1186-1199) was entirely in his hands. In 1192, Yori-tomo received the title that no one before him had - "Sei-i-tai Shogun" ("Great governor, conquering the savages") - and founded a hereditary dynasty of shoguns. The omnipotence of the military has come. They ruled in the capital and provinces, because and there the chiefs were the military.
After the death of Yoritomo, his eldest son, 18-year-old Yoire, became the shogun. He was occupied only with playing ball and other entertainments. In 1203 Yoire was deposed and placed in a monastery. There he was soon killed. His brother, six-year-old Saneto-mo, became the shogun. He was more interested in composing poetry than in public affairs. In 1219, Sanetomo was killed by his nephew Kuge, the high priest of the temple of the war god Hachiman.
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