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Minamoto no Sanetomo

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1192–1219 Also known as Right Grand General

Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192–1219) was the third shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, son of Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako.…

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  1. 1192–1203Kamakura · KantōGrowing up in Kamakura as the son of Yoritomo and Hōjō Masako. During the tenure of his brother Minamoto no Yoriie as second shogun, Sanetomo was gradually established as the shogunate's legitimate heir, and succeeded as shogun in 1203 after Yoriie's deposition.
  2. 1203–1219Kamakura · KantōNominally head of the warrior government, but real power was held by regents such as Hōjō Masako and Hōjō Yoshitoki. Around 1211 the shogunate continued to consolidate control over the provinces through the gokenin system, while Sanetomo devoted himself to court ceremonial and waka activities. In 1219 he was assassinated by his nephew Kanemune while visiting Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, ending the line of Minamoto shoguns.

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