Prince Munetaka
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Prince Munetaka (宗尊親王, Munetaka Shinnō, 15 December 1242 – 2 September 1274) was the sixth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266.[1]
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Prince Munetaka 宗尊親王 | |
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Shōgun | |
In office | 10 May 1252 – 22 August 1266 |
Predecessor | Fujiwara no Yoritsugu |
Successor | Prince Koreyasu |
Monarch | Go-Fukakusa Kameyama |
Shikken | Hōjō Tokiyori Hōjō Nagatoki Hōjō Masamura |
Born | 15 December 1242 Heian-kyō, Japan |
Died | 2 September 1274(1274-09-02) (aged 31) Heian-kyō, Japan |
Spouses | Konoe Saishi daughter of Horikawa Tomonori |
Issue | Prince Koreyasu Princess Rinshi Shingaku, Prince Hayata Princess Zuishi |
Father | Emperor Go-Saga |
Mother | Taira no Muneko |
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He was the first son of the Emperor Go-Saga and replaced the deposed Fujiwara no Yoritsugu as shōgun at the age of ten. He was a puppet ruler controlled by the Hōjō clan regents.
- 10 May 1252 (Kenchō 4, 1st day of the 4th month): Hōjō Tokiyori and Hōjō Shigetoki sent a representative to Kyoto to accompany Munetaka to Kamakura where he would be installed as shogun.[2]
- 22 August 1266 (Bun'ei 3, 20th day of the 7th month): Munetaka was deposed, and his son Koreyasu was installed as the 7th shōgun at the age of two.[3]
The deposed shōgun became a Buddhist monk in 1272. His priestly name was Gyōshō.[1] He was a writer of Waka poetry.