This battle was critical because shortly after Minamoto Yoritomo of the Minamoto Clan declared Kamakura shogunate in Japan, a radical departure from the normal operations of Japan. A critical war known as the Genpei war ended with the Taira Clan being beaten by the Minamoto Clan and this marked the end of the Heian period. Since the beginning of Japan as a civilisation it was ruled strongly by the emperors, however, at the beginning of the feudal period in 1185 this changed. Japan's Feudal period was a time of war, unrest and conflict and was at its core a battle for land and power. Legends and Chronicles > Ancient Civilizations > Feudal Japan Feudal Japan
