query: basic_form_of_government ashikaga shogunate
supports: The in the history of Japan was a family who controlled the hereditary title of "shikken" (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate between 1203 and 1333. Despite the title, in practice the family wielded actual governmental power during this period compared to both the Kamakura shoguns, or the Imperial Court in Kyoto, whose authority was largely symbolic. The Hj are known for fostering Zen Buddhism and for leading the successful opposition to the Mongol invasions of Japan. Resentment at Hj rule eventually culminated in the overthrow of the clan and the establishment of the Ashikaga shogunate. The Ashikaga shogunate (  Ashikaga bakufu , 1336 -- 1573 ) , also known as the Muromachi shogunate (  Muromachi bakufu ) , was a dynasty originating from one of the plethora of Japanese daimyo which governed Japan from 1338 to 1573 , the year in which Oda Nobunaga deposed Ashikaga Yoshiaki from office . The heads of government were the shoguns . Each was a member of the Ashikaga clan . This period is also known as the Muromachi period . It gets its name from the Muromachi district of Kyoto . The third shogun , Ashikaga Yoshimitsu , established his residence on Muromachi Street . This residence , constructed in 1379 , is nicknamed `` Flower Palace '' (  Hana no Gosho ) because of the abundance of flowers in its landscaping . The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun, Minamoto no Yoritomo. The period is known for the emergence of the samurai, the warrior caste, and for the establishment of feudalism in Japan. Tokus () was the title (post) held by the head of the mainline Hj clan, who also monopolized the position of "shikken" (regents to the shogunate) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan during the period of Regent Rule (11991333). Its important to not confuse a regent to the shogunate with a regent to the Emperor (the latter are called Sessh and Kampaku). "Shikkens" were the first regents to the shogunate. In politics, a figurehead is a person who holds "de jure" (in name or by law) an important title or office (often supremely powerful), yet "de facto" (in reality) executes little actual power. The metaphor derives from the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship. Commonly cited figureheads include Queen Elizabeth II, who is Queen of sixteen Commonwealth realms and head of the Commonwealth, but has no power over the nations in which she is not head of state and does not exercise power in her own realms on her own initiative. Other figureheads are the Emperor of Japan, the King of Sweden, or presidents in majority of parliamentary republics, such as the President of India, President of Israel, President of Bangladesh, President of Greece, President of Germany, President of Pakistan (starting in 2010), and President of China (without CPC General Secretary and Chairman of CMC posts). The was a titular post, officially a Regent of the Shogunate, from 1199-1333, or during the Kamakura era, therefore it was head of the "bakufu" (Shogunate). It was part of the era referred to as "Regent Rule ". A was the military dictator of Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (with exceptions). In most of this period, the shoguns were the "de facto" rulers of the country; although nominally they were appointed by the Emperor as a ceremonial formality. The Shogun held almost absolute power over territories through military means. Nevertheless, an unusual situation occurred in the Kamakura period (11991333) upon the death of the first shogun, whereby the Hj clan's hereditary titles of "shikken" (1199-1256) and "tokus" (12561333) monopolized the shogunate as dictatorial positions, collectively known as the . The shogun during this 134-year period met the same fate as the Emperor and was reduced to a figurehead until a coup in 1333, when the Shogun was restored to power in the name of the Emperor.
candidates: commonwealth feudalism regent
answer: feudalism