Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shōgun (died 1199)

Minamoto no Yoritomo

Military ruler of Japan from 1192 to 1199

Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan. He was married to Hōjō Masako, who acted as regent (shikken) after his death.