The Growth and Administration of the Samurai: the Late Heian Period (Kodansha History of Japan 04)

In the 10th century, Japan continued to have internal strife and foreign wars, and the samurai class began to step onto the stage of history as a national military force. After several wars, the Genji clan in Hanoi stood out and became the "backbone of the Wu family". Their power gradually grew and posed a threat to the imperial court. In order to provide checks and balances, the imperial court deliberately suppressed the Minamoto warriors and cultivated the Taira family to fight against them. This laid the fuse for the Genpei dispute. _X000D_ During this process, the Emperor (Kinghuang) replaced the Emperor in power, Taira Kiyomori became the first public minister with a samurai background, and the Homoto-Heiji Rebellion and the Jisei-Shūnaga Rebellion broke out one after another. After the turmoil, the imperial court lost its real power, and Yoritomo Minamoto established the samurai regime - the Kamakura Shogunate. The era of the samurai began. _X000D_ This volume describes the conflict between the samurai and the imperial court at the end of the Heian period, and the ebb and flow of old and new forces. It also tells the rough road of the samurai class from its inception to its first trial. _X000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_