was the sixth ''

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'' of the

Kamakura shogunate The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Kamakura-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 459. The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no ...

of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Munetaka shinnō" in . He was the first son of the

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and replaced the deposed Fujiwara no Yoritsugu as ''shōgun'' at the age of ten. He was a

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controlled by the Hōjō clan regents. * 10 May 1252 (''

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4, 1st day of the 4th month''): Hōjō Tokiyori and Hōjō Shigetoki sent a representative to Kyoto to accompany Munetaka to Kamakura where he would be installed as shogun. * 22 August 1266 (''

Bun'ei was a after ''Kōchō'' and before '' Kenji.'' This period spanned the years from February 1264 to April 1275. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1264 ; 1264: The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The pr ...

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.Titsingh, The deposed ''shōgun'' became a Buddhist monk in 1272. His priestly name was Gyōshō. He was a writer of

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poetry.

Family

Parents * Father:

(後嵯峨天皇, Go-Saga-tennō, April 1, 1220 – March 17, 1272) * Mother: Taira no Muneko (d. 1302), Taira no Munemoto's daughter
Consorts and issues: * Wife: Konoe Saiko (近衛宰子, b. 1241), daughter of

Konoe Kanetsune , son of Iezane, was a ''Kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the early Kamakura period. He held regent positions as follows: * sesshō (1237–1242) * kampaku (1242) * sesshō (1247–1252) With a daughter of Kujō Michiie Kujō Michiie (� ...

(近衛兼経) **

Prince Koreyasu , also known as , was the seventh ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Koreyasu shinnō" in . He was the nominal ruler controlled by the Hōjō clan regents. Prince Koreyasu was the son of Prince Mune ...

(惟康親王, 26 May 1264 – 25 November 1326), first son **Princess Rinshi (掄子女王, b. 1265), Consort of

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, first daughter * Concubine: Horikawa no Tsubone, daughter of Horikawa Tomomori (堀川具教) **Prince Hayata (早田宮真覚), second son **Princess Mizuko (瑞子女王) later Eikamon'in (永嘉門院; 1272–1329), Consort of

, second daughter

Eras of Munetaka's ''bakufu''

The years in which Munetaka was shogun are more specifically identified by more than one

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or ''

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''. * ''

'' (1249–1257) * ''

Kōgen was a after '' Kenchō'' and before ''Shōka.'' This period spanned the years from October 1256 to March 1257. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 248-253 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō S ...

'' (1256–1257) * ''

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'' (1257–1259) * ''

Shōgen was a after ''Shōka'' and before ''Bun'ō.'' This period spanned the years from March 1259 through April 1260. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1259 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The ...

'' (1259–1260) * '' Bun'ō'' (1260–1261) * '' Kōchō'' (1261–1264) * ''

'' (1264–1275)

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia''.
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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). '' Nihon Ōdai Ichiran''; ou
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