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. | 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. |