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Hōjō Takatoki

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1301–1333 Also known as Takatoki

Hōjō Takatoki (1301–1333) was the last regent (shikken) of the Kamakura shogunate from the Hōjō Tokusō line;…

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  1. 1301–1316Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureTakatoki was born in the Kamakura Tokusō house and grew up in the core of shogunal power from childhood, inheriting the Hōjō clan's tradition of serving as regent to the shogun, laying the foundation for his later appointment as regent.
  2. 1316–1333Kamakura · Kanagawa PrefectureIn 1316 Takatoki became regent, the de facto supreme ruler of the shogunate. Under his rule the goon-hōkō system collapsed, gokenin discontent grew, and the shogunate's control over provincial samurai steadily weakened.
  3. 1333Tōshō-ji · Kanagawa PrefectureIn 1333 Nitta Yoshisada's forces captured Kamakura; Takatoki withdrew with his remaining troops to Tōshō-ji, and after defeat took his own life, ending Hōjō rule and the Kamakura shogunate.

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