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Kamakura Shogunate Consolidates Hōjō Power

Type Event Region Japan Time 1290

Around 1290, after Hōjō Tokimune's death, Hōjō Sadatoki took real power and further consolidated the Hōjō monopoly on the shogunate, reaching a new p…

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  1. 1290Kamakura · KantōAfter Hōjō Tokimune died in 1284, his son Hōjō Sadatoki further established the Tokusō house's actual dominance of the shogunate around 1290, sidelining rivals and concentrating decision-making power.
  2. 1290Kamakura · KantōThe shogunate's hyōjō handled gokenin rewards and debt problems after the anti-Yuan war, while placing Hōjō clan members in key posts to strengthen control over gokenin in the western provinces and the capital region.

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