Kujō Yoritsugu

Fujiwara no Yoritsugu
藤原 頼嗣
Shōgun
In office
5 June 1244  31 March 1252
MonarchsGo-Saga
Go-Fukakusa
ShikkenHōjō Tsunetoki
Hōjō Tokiyori
Preceded byFujiwara no Yoritsune
Succeeded byPrince Munetaka
Personal details
Born(1239-12-17)17 December 1239
Kamakura, Japan
Died14 October 1256(1256-10-14) (aged 16)
Kyoto, Japan
SpouseHiwadahime
Parents

Kujō Yoritsugu (九条 頼嗣; 17 December 1239 – 14 October 1256; r. 1244–1252), also known as Fujiwara no Yoritsugu (藤原 頼嗣), was the fifth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was the 4th Kamakura shōgun, Kujō Yoritsune.

The Kujō family was one of the five branches of the historically powerful Fujiwara clan of imperial courtiers.