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Prince Morikuni (守邦親王, Morikuni Shinnō, 1301–1333; r. June 19, 1308 – September 25, 1333) was the ninth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunateofJapan.[1]
| Prince Morikuni 守邦親王 | |
|---|---|
| Shōgun | |
| In office | June 19, 1308 – September 25, 1333 |
| Predecessor | Prince Hisaaki |
| Successor | Prince Moriyoshi |
| Monarch | Hanazono Go-Daigo |
| Shikken | Hōjō Morotoki Hōjō Munenobu Hōjō Hirotoki Hōjō Mototoki Hōjō Takatoki Hōjō Sadaaki Hōjō Moritoki |
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| Born | 19 June 1301 Kamakura, Japan |
| Died | 25 September 1333(1333-09-25) (aged 32) Kamakura, Japan |
| Father | Prince Hisaaki |
| Mother | daughter of Prince Koreyasu |
| Signature |  |
He was a son of the eighth shōgun Prince Hisaaki and was a grandson of the Emperor Go-Fukakusa. He was also a puppet ruler controlled by Hōjō Takatoki, who was the Kamakura shogunate's shikken or chief minister.[2] His mother was daughter of Prince Koreyasu who died in 1306.
After the collapse of the Kamakura bakufu, he became a Buddhist priest. He died shortly afterwards.
The Kamakura shogunate was succeeded by the Kenmu Restoration.
The years in which Morikuni was shōgun are more specifically identified by more than one era nameornengō.[3]
| Preceded by | Shōgun: Prince Morikuni 1308–1333 |
Kenmu Restoration |
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