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Hojo Regency in Kamakura

Type Event Region Japan Time 1290–1299

In the 1290s the Kamakura shogunate was effectively ruled by the hereditary Hojo regents (shikken), with Hojo Sadatoki presiding over the aftermath o…

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  1. 1290–1292Kamakura · KantoAfter the Koan Campaign (1281), Hojo Sadatoki continued to reorganize gokenin rewards and defense systems, maintaining a posture of 'foreign-country alert' and refusing Yuan envoys. The shogunate handled affairs through hyojō deliberations, while the Rokuhara Tandai monitored the Kyoto court.
  2. 1293Kamakura · KantoAfter the great Kanto earthquake, Sadatoki exploited the chaos to launch the Heishi Incident, executing the Taira no Yorikaga faction and eliminating challenges to the regent's position from close retainers; the Hojo main line's control over the shogunate was further strengthened.
  3. 1298–1299Kamakura and Kyoto · JapanAmid the succession between Emperor Fushimi and Emperor Go-Fushimi, the shogunate continued to intervene in imperial succession. In 1299 a Yuan mission led by Yishan Yining arrived in Kamakura; Sadatoki presided over the reception, cautiously handling diplomatic pressure under the anti-Yuan policy.

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