The actual originator of the Kamakura bakufu in the early 14th century was Yoriai-shu which consisted of the Hojo Tokuso family, and although it reached the height of a dictatorship, it finally came to an impasse.
14世紀初頭、北条得宗家の寄合衆を実態とする鎌倉幕府は、専制の頂点を極めつつもその進むべき道が見出せなくなっていた。