Politics · 1147–1199

Minamoto no Yoritomo — Age & Birthday

Born: 9 May 1147 · Died: 9 February 1199 · Age at death: 51

How old was Minamoto no Yoritomo when he died?

Minamoto no Yoritomo died aged 51. He was born on 9 May 1147 and died on 9 February 1199.

Founder and first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan

Did you know?He established the first warrior-led government in Japanese history, effectively shifting political power from the imperial court to the military class.

Minamoto no Yoritomo (源 頼朝; Japanese pronunciation:, May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was a samurai, daimyo and the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first shogun in the history of Japan to hold de-facto power over Japan.

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Age at death
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