Kyoichiro Mibu



Kyoichiro Mibu (壬生 京一郎) was the founder and first shogun of the Mibu shogunate of Teiko, which effectively ruled the country from the end of the Kenmu Restoration in 1366 until the Kaijo Mutiny in 1846. Kyoichiro seized power in 1366, declared himself as shogun in 1338, abolished the Imperial Court in Yoshino in 1339, abdicated from office in 1367, but remained in power until his death in 1369. Although widely known as one of the most brutal figures in history, he is considered as the main unifier of Teiko which had allowed the country to exist as a different entity from Japan until today.