Prince Munetaka, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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son of emperor Go-Saga; shogun of Kamakura
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About Prince Munetaka
- Prince Munetaka (????) (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 Fujiwara no Yoritsugu as shogun at the age of ten.
- He was a puppet ruler controlled by the Hojo clan regents. 1252 (Kencho 4, 2nd month): Hojo Tokiyori and Hojo Shigetoki sent a representative to Kyoto to accompany Munetaka to Kamakura where he would be installed as shogun. 1266 (Bun'ei 3, 7th month): Munetaka was deposed, and his son Koreyasu was installed as the 7th shogun at the age of two.The deposed shogun became a Buddhist monk in 1272.
- His priestly name was Gyosho.
- He was a writer of Waka poetry.
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