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Assassination of Minamoto no Sanetomo

Type Event Region Japan Time 1219

On January 27, 1219, Minamoto no Sanetomo, third shikken of the Kamakura shogunate, was ambushed and killed by his nephew Kugyō while on his way to w…

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  1. 1219Approach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangū · KantōMinamoto no Sanetomo went as customary to Tsurugaoka Hachimangū for the New Year worship ceremony with limited escort; Kugyō lurked beside the approach path and rushed out to attack as Sanetomo drew near.
  2. 1219Tsurugaoka Hachimangū · KantōKugyō stabbed Minamoto no Sanetomo with a short sword; Sanetomo died at the age of twenty-seven, and Kugyō was immediately seized and executed by attending samurai. The shogunate was then managed by Hōjō Yasutoki, and the direct Minamoto shogunal line was extinguished.

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