Minamoto no Yoriie

Minamoto no Yoriie
源頼家
Shōgun
In office
1202–1203
MonarchTsuchimikado
Preceded byMinamoto no Yoritomo
Succeeded byMinamoto no Sanetomo
Personal details
Born(1182-09-11)September 11, 1182
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
DiedAugust 14, 1204(1204-08-14) (aged 21)
SpouseWakasa no Tsubone
Children
Parents

Minamoto no Yoriie (Japanese: 源 頼家, September 11, 1182 – August 14, 1204) was the second shōgun (1202–1203) of Japan's Kamakura shogunate, and the first son of first shōgun Yoritomo.[1] His Dharma name was Hokke-in-dono Kingo Da'i Zengo (法華院殿金吾大禅閤).

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Minamoto no Yoriie" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 635, p. 635, at Google Books.