Prince Morikuni, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Prince Morikuni

Japanese prince

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1301

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1333

Profession: Shogun

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Prince Morikuni

  • Prince Morikuni (???? Morikuni Shinno) (1301–1333; r.
  • June 19, 1308 – September 25, 1333) 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 Hojo Takatoki, who was the Kamakura shogunate's shikken or chief minister.
  • His mother was daughter of Prince Koreyasu who died in 1306. After the collapse of the Kamakura bakufu, he became a Buddhist priest.
  • He died shortly afterwards. The Kamakura shogunate was succeeded by the Kenmu Restoration.

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