Samurai Judicial Practice and Legal Precedents under Kamakura Rule (1190–1300)

1. Samurai-dokoro created to police retainers

   Jan 1, 1180Labels: Samurai-dokoro, Gokenin

   • Wikipedia

2. Monchūjo (Board of Questioning) founded

   Jan 1, 1184Labels: Monch jo, Minamoto no

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

3. Hōjō regency (shikken) begins

   Jan 1, 1203Labels: H j

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4. Pure Land suppression and exile as legal sanction

   Jan 1, 1207Labels: H nen, Religious exile

   • Shinran
   • Kamakura

5. Jōkyū War increases Kamakura judicial reach

   Jan 1, 1221Labels: J ky, Emperor Go-Toba

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   • Goseibai

6. Rokuhara Tandai established in Kyoto

   Jan 1, 1221Labels: Rokuhara Tandai, Kyoto

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7. Hyōjōshū/Hyōjōsho judicial council established

   Jan 1, 1225Labels: Hy j, H j

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   • KCN

8. Goseibai Shikimoku (Jōei Code) promulgated

   Aug 27, 1232Labels: Goseibai Shikimoku, J ei

   • Goseibai
   • KCN

9. Hikitsuke court created to expedite lawsuits

   Jan 1, 1249Labels: Hikitsuke, H j

   • Hikitsuke
   • Tokiyori

10. Kamakura earthquake disrupts governance and justice

    May 27, 1293Labels: Kamakura earthquake, Disaster 1293

    • Kamakura
    • Sadatoki

11. Einin Tokuseirei issues major debt-relief rules

    Jan 1, 1297Labels: Einin Tokuseirei, H j

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    • Sadatoki

12. Samurai legal institutions mature under Hōjō rule

    Jan 1, 1300Labels: Kamakura judiciary, Hikitsuke-Hy j

    • Goseibai
    • Hikitsuke
    • Hy j sho