Kujō Yoritsune
Kujō Yoritsune was born on February 12, 1218. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Kujō Yoritsune
Kujō Yoritsune (九条 頼経; 12 February 1218 – 1 September 1256, r. 1226–1244), also known as Fujiwara no Yoritsune (藤原 頼経), 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 Yoriie. He was born in the year, month and on the day (according to Chinese astrology) of the Tiger, and so was given the birth name Mitora (三寅, "Triple Tiger"). The Kujō family was one of the five branches of the historically powerful Fujiwara clan of…