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A History of Japan to 1334
George Sansom
Sansom on the Hōjō regency and Fujiwara puppet shoguns of the thirteenth century.
Kujō Yoritsune
- Life
- 1218–1256
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
James I of Aragon
Spain
1213–1276
Sancho II of Portugal
Portugal
1223–1247
Henry III of England
England
1216–1272
Emperor Lizong of Song
China
1224–1264
Louis IX of France
France
1226–1270
Erik Eriksson
Sweden
1222–1229; 1234–1250
John III Doukas Vatatzes
Rome
1221–1254
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1220–1250
Alexander II of Scotland
Scotland
1214–1249
Ferdinand III of Castille
Spain
1217–1230
Pope Gregory IX
Papacy
1227–1241
Emperor Shijō
Japan
1232–1242
Emperor Aizong of Jin
China
1224–1234
Emperor Go-Horikawa
Japan
1221–1232
Louis VIII of France
France
1223–1226
Knut Långe
Sweden
1229–1234
Emperor Go-Saga
Japan
1242–1246
Pope Honorius III
Papacy
1216–1227
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