Kujō Yoritsugu

Fujiwara no Yoritsugu
藤原 頼嗣
Shōgun
In office
1244–1252
MonarchsGo-Saga
Go-Fukakusa
ShikkenHōjō Tsunetoki
Hōjō Tokiyori
Preceded byFujiwara no Yoritsune
Succeeded byPrince Munetaka
Personal details
Born(1239-12-17)December 17, 1239
Kamakura, Japan
DiedOctober 14, 1256(1256-10-14) (aged 16)
Kyoto, Japan
SpouseHiwadahime
Parents

Kujō Yoritsugu (九条 頼嗣, December 17, 1239 – October 14, 1256; r. 1244–1252), also known as Fujiwara no Yoritsugu (藤原 頼嗣), was the fifth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was the 4th Kamakura shōgun, Kujō Yoritsune.

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.

Family

  • Father: Kujō Yoritsune
  • Mother: Omiya no Kata
  • Wife: Hiwadahime (1230–1247)

Events of Yoritsugu shogunate

  • 1244 (Kangen 2): In the spring of this year, a number of extraordinary phenomena in the skies over Kamakura troubled Yoritsugu's father Yoritsune deeply.[better source needed]
  • 1244 (Kangen 2, 4th month): Yoritsugu had his coming-of-age ceremonies at age 6. In the same month, his father asked Emperor Go-Saga for permission to give up his responsibilities as shogun in favor of Yoritsugu.[better source needed]
  • 1245 (Kangen 3, 7th month): Yoritsune shaved his head and became a Buddhist priest.[better source needed]
  • 1246 (Kangen 4, 7th month): Yoritsugu married the sister of Hōjō Tsunetoki. He was seven and she was sixteen.[better source needed]
  • September 1, 1256 (Kōgen 1, 11th day of the 8th month): Yoritsugu's father died at age 39.[better source needed]
  • October 14, 1256 (Kōgen 1, 24th day of the 9th month): Yoritsugu died at the age of 18 years.[better source needed]

Eras of Yoritsugu's shogunate

The years in which Yoritsugu was shogun are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.


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