regency of the Hōjō clan

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The regency of the Hōjō clan was the hereditary military government in medieval Japan through which the Hōjō family effectively ruled the Kamakura shogunate as de facto leaders while shoguns served largely as figureheads.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf de facto government ⓘ
hereditary regency ⓘ
military government ⓘ
political regime ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kamakura shogunate ⓘ
linked to: Kamakura period
basedOn feudal vassalage ⓘ
warrior code (bushidō precursors) ⓘ
capital Kamakura ⓘ
characteristic hereditary succession within Hōjō family ⓘ
shogun served largely as figurehead ⓘ
conflictWith Emperor Go-Toba ⓘ
imperial loyalists in Jōkyū War ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
deFactoRuler Hōjō clan ⓘ
endTime 1333 ⓘ
exercisedPowerOver Eastern Japan ⓘ
linked to: East Japan

imperial court in Kyoto (indirectly) ⓘ
followed rule of Minamoto no Yoritomo as shogun ⓘ
governingBody Hōjō clan ⓘ
governmentType military dictatorship ⓘ
hasPart council of state (hyōjōshū) ⓘ
linked to: council of state

military vassal network (gokenin system) ⓘ
office of shikken ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle shikken ⓘ
historicalRegion Sagami Province ⓘ
implemented legal reforms of Goseibai Shikimoku ⓘ
languageUsed Japanese ⓘ
locatedInTime Kamakura period ⓘ
maintained dual structure of shogunate and imperial court ⓘ
notableOfficeHolder Hōjō Takatoki ⓘ
Hōjō Tokimasa ⓘ
Hōjō Tokimune ⓘ
Hōjō Tokiyori ⓘ
Hōjō Yasutoki ⓘ
Hōjō Yoshitoki ⓘ
overthrownBy forces of Nitta Yoshisada ⓘ
supporters of Emperor Go-Daigo ⓘ
politicalSystem military feudalism ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ
replacedBy Kenmu Restoration ⓘ
significantEvent Jōkyū War ⓘ
Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ
fall of Kamakura in 1333 ⓘ
startTime 1203 ⓘ
subordinateTo Kamakura shogunate ⓘ
linked to: Kamakura period
timePeriod 13th century ⓘ
early 14th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kamakura period → politicalStructure → regency of the Hōjō clan ⓘ
Minamoto no Yoshitsune → allegiance → Kamakura shogunate (early period) ⓘ
linked to: regency of the Hōjō clan
Hōjō Tokimasa → governed → Kamakura shogunate ⓘ
linked to: regency of the Hōjō clan