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*''Japanese'': [[源]] 実朝 ''(Minamoto no Sanetomo)''
*''Japanese'': [[源]] 実朝 ''(Minamoto no Sanetomo)''
Minamoto no Sanetomo was the third shogun of the [[Kamakura shogunate]]. The second son of [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] and [[Hojo Masako|Hôjô Masako]], he succeeded his brother [[Minamoto no Yoriie]] to become shogun on [[1203]]/9/7. Sanetomo was famously assassinated by his nephew [[Minamoto no Kugyo|Minamoto no Kugyô]] in [[1219]].
Minamoto no Sanetomo was the third shogun of the [[Kamakura shogunate]]. The second son of [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] and [[Hojo Masako|Hôjô Masako]], he succeeded his brother [[Minamoto no Yoriie]] to become shogun on [[1203]]/9/7. Sanetomo was famously assassinated by his nephew [[Minamoto no Kugyo|Minamoto no Kugyô]] in [[1219]]. Though many historians have described Sanetomo as a weak, ineffective, or soft shogun, or as merely a puppet of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]], like most such assessments, arguments have been made against this representation as well.
Sanetomo married [[Bomon Nobuko|Bômon Nobuko]], a daughter of [[Bomon Nobukiyo|Fujiwara (Bômon) Nobukiyo]].
Sanetomo celebrated his ''[[genpuku]]'' (coming of age) roughly one month after being named shogun.
In [[1205]], rumors that [[Hojo Tokimasa|Hôjô Tokimasa]] was planning to have Sanetomo killed and replaced by [[Hiraga Tomomasa]] ended in Hiraga being killed and Tokimasa being forced to step down as ...., going into exile in [[Izu province]].
Sanetomo married [[Bomon Nobuko|Bômon Nobuko]], a daughter of [[Bomon Nobukiyo|Fujiwara (Bômon) Nobukiyo]]. He received tutoring in poetry from [[Fujiwara no Teika]]. Fond of poetry and culture, he invited [[Kamo no Chomei|Kamo no Chômei]] to court in [[1211]]. Sanetomo is also known for his support of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.
In [[1205]], rumors that [[Hojo Tokimasa|Hôjô Tokimasa]] was planning to have Sanetomo killed and replaced by [[Hiraga Tomomasa]] ended in Hiraga being killed and Tokimasa being forced to step down as regent (''[[shikken]]''), going into exile in [[Izu province]].
At some point, Sanetomo came to be advised by [[Chen Heqing]], a Chinese merchant who was involved in the reconstruction of [[Todaiji|Tôdaiji]]. Chen suggested to Sanetomo that he was the reincarnation of a famous Chinese Buddhist priest of the past and that he should travel to China; though Sanetomo commissioned the construction of a ship for this purpose, it ultimately proved to not be seaworthy, and so Sanetomo never made the journey.
The year [[1213]] saw another disturbance, as [[Wada Yoshimori]] led a force in attacking the shogun's mansion, as well as those of some of his closest relatives and chief officials. This event, known as the [[Wada Conflict]] or Wada Disturbance, ended with the uprising being suppressed, however, without Sanetomo or any of his closest relatives or advisors being killed.
The year [[1213]] saw another disturbance, as [[Wada Yoshimori]] led a force in attacking the shogun's mansion, as well as those of some of his closest relatives and chief officials. This event, known as the [[Wada Conflict]] or Wada Disturbance, ended with the uprising being suppressed, however, without Sanetomo or any of his closest relatives or advisors being killed.
