Which of the following statements most accurately describes the nature of the Japanese government following the death of Yoritomo?
a. The successors of Yoritomo seized the imperial throne in their own name and set off a civil war between the old imperial family at Nara and the new one in Kamakura.
b. Real power rested in the Hojo family, who manipulated the Minamoto shoguns, who in turn claimed to rule in the name of the emperor at Kyoto.
c. Power was rapidly dissipated after the emperor was officially deposed without a successor.
d. There was a two-tiered system of government with power resting with the restored emperor at Heian who commanded a body of aristocratic warriors associated with the bakufu at Kyoto.
e. Japanese unity was achieved and feudal rule was ended under the leadership of the shoguns.
Answer: B