Kujō Yoritsugu
Kujō Yoritsugu ( Japanese 九 条 頼 嗣 ; * December 17, 1239 ; † October 14, 1256 ) ruled from 1244 to 1252 as the 5th Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate in Japan . His father was the 4th Shogun Kujō Yoritsune . His mother was the daughter of Fujiwara no Chikayoshi.
He was installed as a shogun by Hōjō Tokiyori at the age of six, as his father became too strong as a puppet regent for the Hōjō clan .
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Kujō Yoritsugu |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 九 条 頼 嗣 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Shogun |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1239 |
DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1256 |