Among these views, in recent years it is the theory that 1185 was the critical year, citing as evidence the Minamoto's annihilation of the Taira clan at Dannoura coupled with Yoritomo's usurpation of the right to appoint shugo and jito--who were the true power base critical to ruling throughout the country--that carries the most relative weight. この中で、壇ノ浦に平家を滅ぼしてさらに全国統治の基礎となる守護・地頭の設置権を獲得した1185年を画期とする考え方が現在では比較的有力であろう。 |