Hōjō Yasutoki
Hōjō Yasutoki (北条 泰時; 1183 – July 14, 1242) was the third shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan. He strengthened the political system of the Hōjō regency.
Hōjō Yasutoki 北条 泰時 | |
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Shikken | |
In office 1224–1242 | |
Monarch | |
Shōgun | Fujiwara no Yoritsune |
Rensho | Hōjō Tokifusa |
Preceded by | Hōjō Yoshitoki |
Succeeded by | Hōjō Tsunetoki |
Personal details | |
Born | 1183 |
Died | July 14, 1242 |
Spouse(s) | Yabe Zenni daughter of Abo Sanekazu |
Children |
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Mother | Awa no Tsubone |
Father | Hōjō Yoshitoki |
He was the eldest son of second shikken Yoshitoki. According to Azuma Kagami, he was liked by the first shōgun, Minamoto no Yoritomo. In 1218 he became the chief (bettō) of the military office (samurai-dokoro).
In the Jōkyū War of 1221, he led shogunate forces against the imperial court in Kyoto.[1] After his victory, he remained in Kyoto and set up the Rokuhara Tandai. Yasutoki and his uncle Tokifusa became the first tandai.
When his father Yoshitoki and aunt Hōjō Masako died, he succeeded to become shikken in 1224. He installed Hōjō Tokifusa as the first rensho. In 1225 he created the Hyōjō (評定), the council system of the shogunate. In 1232 he promulgated the Goseibai Shikimoku, the legal code of the shogunate. He has highly praised for his impartial justice.
In 1242 he ordained as a Buddhist monk and took the Dharma name Jōshōbō Kan'a (上聖房観阿).
He died in the same year. His grandson Tsunetoki succeeded him to the post of shikken.
References
- Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. pp. 380–382. ISBN 0804705232.
- Deal, William E. (2007). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan. Oxford University Press US. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-19-533126-5.
External links
Media related to Hōjō Yasutoki at Wikimedia Commons
Preceded by Hōjō Yoshitoki |
Hōjō Regent 1224–1242 |
Succeeded by Hōjō Tsunetoki |
Preceded by Hōjō Yoshitoki |
Tokusō 1224–1242 |
Succeeded by Hōjō Tsunetoki |
Preceded by (none) |
Rokuhara Tandai (Kitakata) 1221–1224 |
Succeeded by Hōjō Tokiuji |