Hojo Ujinori
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was the fourth son of Hōjō Ujiyasu
. Very early in his life he became an acquaintance of Tokugawa Ieyasu
, because he alike was also at the time a hostage of the Imagawa. Far later, he was persuaded to surrender when Odawara was attacked by the likes of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
. He then set off to Odawara in attempts to negotiate peace.
Hojo Ujiyasu
was the son of Hōjō Ujitsuna and a daimyō of the Odawara Hōjō clan.Upon his father's death in 1541, a number of the Hōjō's enemies sought to take advantage of the opportunity to seize major Hōjō strongholds...
. Very early in his life he became an acquaintance of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
, because he alike was also at the time a hostage of the Imagawa. Far later, he was persuaded to surrender when Odawara was attacked by the likes of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
. He then set off to Odawara in attempts to negotiate peace.