Prince Munetaka

Japanese: 宗尊親王 - むねたかしんのう

Born: November 22, 1242, Kyoto
[Died] July 29, 1274. The 6th Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate in Kyoto (in office 1252-66). Poet. The first son of Emperor Gosaga. His mother was the daughter of Taira Munemoto (according to one theory, Munehan), and was a lady-in-waiting to Shijo-in Hyoe. In 1252, he went to Kamakura as the first Miya Shogun in place of Fujiwara Yoritsugu, and in 1265, he was made First Rank Nakatsukasakyo. He held the position of Seii Taishogun until he was deposed on July 4, 1273, on suspicion of plotting a rebellion against the Hojo clan. After being deposed as Shogun and returning to Kyoto, he became a monk and died in obscurity. He studied waka poetry under Fujiwara Tameie, Fujiwara Motoie, and Mitsutoshi (Ben'nyudo Shinkan), and often hosted poetry gatherings and poetry contests in the Kamakura Shogunate. There are several family anthologies, such as "Yanagiba Wakashu" and "Keigyoku Wakashu" (compiled by Shinkansen).

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Japanese:

[生]仁治3(1242).11.22. 京都
[没]文永11(1274).7.29. 京都
鎌倉幕府6代将軍 (在職 1252～66) ，歌人。後嵯峨天皇の第1皇子。母は平棟基 (一説に棟範) の女，四条院兵衛の内侍 (ないし) 。建長4 (52) 年藤原頼嗣に代って，最初の宮将軍として鎌倉に下向，文永2 (65) 年一品中務卿。同3年7月4日北条氏に対して謀反を企てた嫌疑により廃せられるまで，征夷大将軍の地位にあった。将軍を廃せられて帰京後出家し，不遇のうちに没した。和歌は藤原為家，基家，光俊 (弁入道真観) らに師事し，鎌倉幕府でしばしば歌会，歌合 (うたあわせ) を主催した。『柳葉和歌集』『瓊玉 (けいぎょく) 和歌集』 (真観撰) など，数種の家集が存する。

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