Kujō Yoritsugu
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In this Japanese name, the family name is "Kujō".
Kujō Yoritsugu (九条頼嗣, December 17, 1239 – October 14, 1256, r. 1244–1252), also known as Fujiwara no Yoritsugu, was the fifth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was the 4th Kamakura shogun, Kujō Yoritsune.[1]
Yoritsugu was a member of the great Fujiwara clan. The Kujō family was one of the five branches of the historically powerful Fujiwara clan of courtiers.
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[edit] Events of Yoritsugu's bakufu
- 1244 (Kangen 2): In the spring of this year, a number of extraordinary phenomena in the skies over Kamakura troubled Yoritsune deeply.[2]
- 1244 (Kangen 2, 4th month): Yoritsune's son, Yoritsugu, had his coming-of-age ceremonies at age 6. In the same month, Yoritsune asked Emperor Go-Saga for permission to give up his responsibilities as shogun in favor of his son, Kujō Yoritsugu.[2]
- 1245 (Kangen 3, 7th month): Yoshitsune shaved his head and became a Buddhist priest.[2]
- 1246 (Kangen 4, 7th month): Yoritsune's son, now Shogun Yoritsugu (who is only 7 years old) marries the sister of Hōjō Tsunetoki (who is himself only 16 years old).[2]
- September 1, 1256 (Kōgen 1, 11th day of the 8th month): Kujō Yoritsune, also known as Fujiwara Yoritsune, died at the age of 39 years.[3]
- October 14, 1256 (Kōgen 1, 24th day of the 9th month): Yoritsune's son and successor as Kamakura shogun, Kujō Yoritsugu, also known as Fujiwara Yoritsugu, died at the age of 18 years.[3]
[edit] Eras of Yoritsugu's bakufu
The years in which Yoritsugu was shogun are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoritsugu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 212 at Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 247. at Google Books
- ^ a b Titsingh, p. 252. at Google Books
[edit] References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691.
| Preceded by Kujō Yoritsune |
Kamakura Shogun: Kujō Yoritsugu 1244–1252 |
Succeeded by Prince Munetaka |
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