Kujō Yoritsune, Japanese shōgun (born 1218)

Kujō Yoritsune

Military ruler of Japan from 1226 to 1244

Kujō Yoritsune , also known as Fujiwara no Yoritsune , was the fourth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was kanpaku Kujō Michiie and his grandmother was a niece of Minamoto no Yoritomo. His wife was a granddaughter of Yoritomo and daughter of Minamoto no…