After the demise of Emperor Goshirakawa who had disliked the rise of the samurai government and suppressed its power, MINAMOTO no Yoritomo was appointed as seii taishogun in 1192 and established what is now called the Kamakura bakufu.
武家政権の台頭を嫌いその勢威を抑制してきた後白河天皇が死去すると、1192年に征夷大将軍に任ぜられ、今日でいう鎌倉幕府が成立した。