The Fall of the Kamakura Shogunate and the Kenmu Restoration (1321–1333)

1. Go-Daigo’s anti-shogunate plot exposed

   Jan 1, 1331Labels: Emperor Go-Daigo, Genk War

   • Britannica

2. Siege of Akasaka begins Genkō War fighting

   Sep 11, 1331Labels: Kusunoki Masashige, Akasaka Castle

   • Akasaka Siege
   • Britannica

3. Siege of Kasagi collapses Go-Daigo’s stronghold

   Oct 3, 1331Labels: Kasagi-dera, Kamakura bakufu

   • Kasagi Siege
   • Kasagi Siege

4. Go-Daigo exiled to the Oki Islands

   Jan 1, 1332Labels: Oki Islands, Emperor Go-Daigo

   • Britannica
   • Go Daigo

5. Go-Daigo escapes exile and raises new army

   Jan 1, 1333Labels: Emperor Go-Daigo, H ki

   • Go Daigo
   • Britannica

6. Kenmu Restoration begins imperial rule (1333–1336)

   Jan 1, 1333Labels: Kenmu Restoration, Emperor Go-Daigo

   • Britannica
   • Kenmu

7. Siege of Chihaya ties down shogunate forces

   Mar 1, 1333Labels: Chihaya Castle, Kusunoki Masashige

   • War Article
   • Chihaya Siege

8. Battle of Kotesashi opens Nitta’s rapid advance

   May 11, 1333Labels: Nitta Yoshisada, Battle of

   • Kotesashi
   • Campaign

9. Battle of Kumegawa continues anti-bakufu victories

   May 12, 1333Labels: Nitta Yoshisada, Battle of

   • Kumegawa
   • Campaign

10. Battle of Bubaigawara breaks shogunate field defense

    May 15, 1333Labels: Battle of, Nitta Yoshisada

    • Bubaigawara
    • Campaign

11. Siege of Kamakura destroys Hōjō political center

    May 18, 1333Labels: Siege of, Nitta Yoshisada

    • Kamakura Siege
    • Britannica

12. Hōjō leadership commits suicide at Tōshō-ji

    May 22, 1333Labels: H j, T sh

    • Kamakura Siege
    • Britannica

13. Ashikaga Takauji defects and takes Kyoto

    Jun 1, 1333Labels: Ashikaga Takauji, Rokuhara Tandai

    • Britannica
    • Go Daigo