Prince Morikuni

Politician

1301 – 1333

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Who was Prince Morikuni?

Prince Morikuni was the ninth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan.

He was a son of the eighth Shogun Prince Hisaaki and was a grandson of the Emperor Go-Fukakusa. He was also a puppet ruler controlled by Hōjō Takatoki, who was the shogunate's shikken or chief minister.

After the collapse of the Kamakura bakufu, he became a Buddhist priest. He died shortly afterwards.

The Kamakura shogunate was succeeded by the Kemmu Restoration.

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Born
1301
Kamakura
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Died
1333

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on July 23, 2013

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