Kujo Yoritsugu (九条 頼嗣 Kujō Yoritsugu), December 17, 1239 – October 14, 1256, r. 1244–1252) was the fifth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was former shogun Kujo Yoritsune. Jump to: navigation, search December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events Births June 17 - King Edward I of England (died 1307) December 17 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (died 1256) Peter III of Aragon (died 1285) John II, Duke of Brittany (died 1305) Ippen, Japanese monk (died 1289) Deaths March 3 - Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of... Jump to: navigation, search October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Events Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls. ... Jump to: navigation, search For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... The Kamakura shogunate (鎌倉幕府) was a feudal military dictatorship ruled by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. ... Kujo Yoritsune (九条 頼経 Kujō Yoritsune) (Feburary 12, 1218– September 1, 1256) was the fourth shogun (r. ...

He was installed as the shogun by Hojo Tokiyori at the age of six because his father became too strong to be a puppet of the Hojo clan. Hojo Tokiyori (北条 時頼 Hōjō Tokiyori; 1227-1263, r. ... A puppet state is a state whose government, though notionally of the same culture as the governed people - owes its existence (or other major debt) to being installed, supported or controlled by a more powerful entity, typically a foreign power. ... The Hojo clan (北条氏) in History of Japan is a family of regents of the Kamakura Shogunate. ...