Glossary of Japanese History - J

J

  • jitō (地頭) - shogun-appointed officials that managed shōen (manors) during the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.
  • Jōkyū War (承久の乱 Jōkyū no Ran) - a 1221 war between Emperor Go-Toba and the Kamakura Shogunate.

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