Prince Munetaka

Prince Munetaka
宗尊親王
Shōgun
In office10 May 1252 – 22 August 1266
PredecessorFujiwara no Yoritsugu
SuccessorPrince Koreyasu
MonarchGo-Fukakusa
Kameyama
ShikkenHōjō Tokiyori
Hōjō Nagatoki
Hōjō Masamura
Born15 December 1242
Heian-kyō, Japan
Died2 September 1274(1274-09-02) (aged 31)
Heian-kyō, Japan
SpousesKonoe Saishi
daughter of Horikawa Tomonori
IssuePrince Koreyasu
Princess Rinshi
Shingaku, Prince Hayata
Princess Zuishi
FatherEmperor Go-Saga
MotherTaira no Muneko

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]

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 imperial capital 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.

  1. ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Munetaka shinnō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 666, p. 666, at Google Books.
  2. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 251., p. 251, at Google Books
  3. ^ Titsingh, p. 256., p. 256, at Google Books