Kujō Yoritsune (九条 頼経, February 12, 1218 – September 1, 1256, r. 1226–1244), also known as Fujiwara no Yoritsune (藤原 頼経), was the fourth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunateofJapan.[1] His father was kanpaku Kujō Michiie and his grandmother was a niece of Minamoto no Yoritomo. His wife was a granddaughter of Yoritomo and daughter of Minamoto no Yoriie. He was born in the year, month and on the day (according to Chinese astrology) of the Tiger, and so was given the birth name Mitora (三寅, "Triple Tiger").
Fujiwara no Yoritsune
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| In office 1226–1244 | |
| Monarchs | Go-Horikawa Shijō Go-Saga |
| Shikken | Hōjō Yasutoki Hōjō Tsunetoki |
| Preceded by | Minamoto no Sanetomo |
| Succeeded by | Fujiwara no Yoritsugu |
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| Born | (1218-02-12)February 12, 1218 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | September 1, 1256(1256-09-01) (aged 38) Kyoto, Japan |
| Spouse | Take no gosho |
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The Kujō family was one of the five branches of the historically powerful Fujiwara clan of courtiers.
At the age of seven, in 1226, Yoritsune became Sei-i Taishōgun in a political deal between his father and the Kamakura shogunate regent Hōjō Yoshitoki and Hōjō Masako who set him up as a puppet shogun.
The years in which Yoritsune was shogun are more specifically identified by more than one era nameornengō.
| Preceded by | Shōgun: Kujō Yoritsune 1226–1244 |
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