Name Prince Munetaka Died September 2, 1274 Children Prince Koreyasu | Parents Emperor Go-Saga Great-grandparents Minamoto no Ariko | |
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Prince Munetaka (宗尊親王) (December 15, 1242 – September 2, 1274) was the sixth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266.
He was the first son of the Emperor Go-Saga and replaced the deposed Kujo Yoritsugu as shogun at the age of ten. He was a puppet ruler controlled by the Hojo clan regents.
The deposed shogun became a Buddhist monk in 1272. His priestly name was Gyosho. He was a writer of Waka poetry.
Eras of Munetaka's bakufu
The years in which Munetaka was shogun are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengo.
References
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