Who set up the first military government at Kamakura and was named shogun in 1192?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Minamoto no Yoritomo, who had won the Genpei War
- Step 1: After the Genpei War the Minamoto leader built a warrior government away from Kyoto. Step 2. The court gave him the title shogun in 1192. Answer: Minamoto no Yoritomo, who had won the Genpei War. Why not the others: Kiyomori lost to the Minamoto, Takauji came in the 1330s and Nobunaga in the 1500s.
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