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Minamoto no Yoriie

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1182–1204 Also known as Shōgun Minamoto no Yoriie

Minamoto no Yoriie (1182–1204) was the second shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate and the legitimate son of Minamoto no Yoritomo.…

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  1. 1199–1203Kamakura · KamakuraAfter Minamoto no Yoritomo's death, Yoriie succeeded as the second shōgun in 1199. He relied on his father-in-law Hiki Yoshikazu, and conflict with Hojō Masako and Hojō Tokimasa intensified, sharpening factional struggles within the shogunate.
  2. 1203–1204Shuzenji · ShuzenjiIn September 1203 the Hojō clan launched a coup; Yoriie was deposed and confined at Shuzenji. He was killed in July 1204 at the age of only twenty-three. His younger brother Minamoto no Sanetomo was installed as the third shōgun, and Hojō Yoshitoki took over as regent.

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