Prince Koreyasu

Prince Koreyasu (惟康親王, Koreyasu Shinnō, 26 May 1264 – 25 November 1326; reigned 1266 – 1289), also known as Minamoto no Koreyasu (源 惟康), was the seventh shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan.[1] He was the nominal ruler controlled by the Hōjō clan regents.

Minamoto no Koreyasu
源惟康
Shōgun
In office26 August 1266 – 29 September 1289
PredecessorPrince Munetaka
SuccessorPrince Hisaaki
MonarchKameyama
Go-Uda
Fushimi
ShikkenHōjō Masamura
Hōjō Tokimune
Hōjō Sadatoki
Born(1264-05-26)26 May 1264
Kamakura, Japan
Died25 November 1326(1326-11-25) (aged 62)
Heian-kyō, Japan
FatherPrince Munetaka
MotherKonoe Saishi

Prince Koreyasu was the son of Prince Munetaka who was the sixth shōgun.

  • 26 August 1266 (Bun'ei 3, 24th day of the 7th month): Koreyasu was installed as the 7th shōgun at the age of two when his father was deposed.[2]
  • 17 July 1287 (Kōan 10, 6th day of the 6th month): The shōgun was given the offices of Chūnagon and Udaijin in the hierarchy of the Imperial court.[3]
  • 29 September 1289 (Shōō 2, 14th day of the 9th month): A revolt led by Hōjō Sadatoki (Sagami-no-Kami) caused Koreyasu to flee to Kyoto.[4]

At age 25, the deposed shōgun became a Buddhist monk. His priestly name was Ono-no miya.[1]

Family
  • Father: Prince Munetaka
  • Mother: Konoe Saiko (b. 1241)
  • Wife: unknown
  • Children:
    • Prince Hitozumi
    • a daughter married Prince Hisaaki (d. 1306)
    • Prince Yasutada
    • Prince Hitokiyo (1291–1302)
    • Prince Hitotada
    • Prince Hisazumi
  • Adopted son: Prince Hisaaki

Eras of Koreyasu's bakufu

The years in which Koreyasu is shogun are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.

Notes
  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Koreyasu shinnō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 561, p. 561, at Google Books.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 256., p. 256, at Google Books
  3. Titsingh, p. 269., p. 269, at Google Books
  4. Titsingh, p. 270., p. 270, at Google Books

References
  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
  • Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691.
Preceded by
Prince Munetaka		 Shōgun:
Prince Koreyasu
1266–1289		 Succeeded by
Prince Hisaaki
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