Minamoto Yoritomo, once he has consolidated his power, establishes a new government at his family home in Kamakura.

He calls his government a bakufu (tent government), but because he is given the title sett taishogun by the emperor, it is often referred to in Western literature as the shogunate.

Yoritomo follows the Fujiwara form of house government and has an administrative board, a board of retainers, and a board of inquiry.

After confiscating Taira estates in central and western Japan, he has the imperial court appoint stewards for the estates and constables for the provinces.

As shogun, Yoritomo is both the steward and the constable- general.

The Kamakura bakufu is not a national regime, however, and although it controls large tracts of land, there is strong resistance to the stewards.

The regime continues warfare against the Fujiwara in the north, but never brings either the north or the west under complete military control.

The old court resides in Kyoto, continuing to hold the land over which it has jurisdiction, while newly organized military families are attracted to Kamakura.