 thumb|kujÅ yoritsune , also known as fujiwara no yoritsune, was the fourth shogun of the kamakura shogunate of japan.nussbaum, louis-frÃ©dÃ©ric. (2005). "fujiwara no yoritsune" in . his father was kanpaku kujÅ michiie and his grandmother was a niece of minamoto no yoritomo. he was born in the year (according to chinese astrology) of the tiger, in the month, on the day, and so his given name at birth was mitora (ä¸å¯, "triple tiger"). yoritsune was a member of the great fujiwara clan. the kujÅ family was one of the five branches of the historically powerful fujiwara clan of courtiers. == events of yoritsune's bakufu == at the age of seven, in 1226, yoritsune became seii taishÅgun in a political deal between his father and the shogunate regent hÅjÅ yoshitoki and hÅjÅ masako who set him up as a puppet shogun. * 1225 (karoku 1, 11th month): at kamakura, yoritsune's coming of age ceremonies took place at age 8; but control of all bakufu affairs remained entirely in the hands of hÅjÅ yasutoki, the regent (shikken).titsingh, isaac. (1834).  * 1226 (karoku 2, 1st month): emperor go-horikawa raised yoritsune to the first rank of the fifth class in the apex of artistocratic court hierarchy (the dÅjÅ kuge). * 1230 (kangi 2, 12th month): yoritsune is married to the daughter of minamoto no yoriie. she is 15 years older than he is.titsingh,  * 1231 (kangi 3, 2nd month): yoritsune is raised to the second rank of the 4th class in the dÅjÅ kuge. * 1231 (kangi 3, 3rd month): yoritsune is created a general of the left. * 1231 (kangi 3, 4th month): yoritsune is raised to the first rank of the 4th class in the dÅjÅ kuge. * 1232 (jÅei 1, 2nd month): yoritsune is raised to the second rank of the 3rd class in the dÅjÅ kuge. * 1233 (tenpuku 1, 1st month): yoritsune is granted the court post of provisional titsingh, ; varley, h. paul. (1980). jinnÅ shÅtÅki, p. 272. * 1234 (bunryaku 1, 12th month): yoritsune is raised to the first rank of the 3rd class in the dÅjÅ kuge.titsingh,  * 1235 (katei 1, 11th month): yoritsune is raised to the second rank of the second class in the 
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