Minamoto no Sanetomo, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Minamoto no Sanetomo

3rd shogun of Kamakura shogunate and poet

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1192

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1219

Profession: writer, poet, calligrapher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Minamoto no Sanetomo (? ??, September 12, 1192 – February 12, 1219, r.
1203–1219) was the third shogun of the Kamakura shogunate.
He was the second son of the Kamakura shogunate founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo.
His mother was Hojo Masako and his older brother was second Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoriie. His childhood name was Senman (??).
He was the last head of the Minamoto clan of Japan.
His Buddhist name was Daijiji tono Sei ni Kurai Gosho Ko Jingi (????????????). He was an accomplished waka poet.