Hojo Yasutoki
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Hōjō Yasutoki was the third shikken
(regent) of the Kamakura shogunate
in Japan
. He strengthened the political system of the Hōjō regency.
He was the eldest son of second shikken Yoshitoki
. 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
. 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 promuglated the Goseibai Shikimoku
, the legal code of the shogunate. He has highly praised for his impartial justice.
He died in 1242. His grandson Tsunetoki
succeeded him to the post of shikken.
Shikken
The was the regent for the shogun in the Kamakura shogunate in Japan. The post was monopolized by the Hōjō clan, and this system only existed once in Japanese history, between 1203 and 1333...
(regent) of the Kamakura shogunate
Kamakura shogunate
The Kamakura shogunate was a military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. It was based in Kamakura. The Kamakura period draws its name from the capital of the shogunate...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He strengthened the political system of the Hōjō regency.
He was the eldest son of second shikken Yoshitoki
Hojo Yoshitoki
was the second Hōjō shikken of the Kamakura shogunate and head of the Hōjō clan. He was the eldest son of Hōjō Tokimasa and his wife Hōjō no Maki...
. In 1218 he became the chief (bettō
Betto
is a term which originally indicated the head of an institution serving temporarily as the head of another one, but which came to mean also the full-time head of some institution...
) of the military office (samurai dokoro).
In the Jōkyū War
Jokyu War
', also known as the Jōkyū Disturbance or the Jōkyū Rebellion, was fought in Japan between the forces of Retired Emperor Go-Toba and those of the Hōjō clan, regents of the Kamakura shogunate, whom the retired emperor was trying to overthrow....
of 1221, he led shogunate forces against the imperial court
Imperial Court in Kyoto
thumb|left|350px|Front view of Kyoto imperial palaceImperial Court in Kyoto was the nominal ruling government of Japan from 794 AD until the Meiji Era, in which the court was moved to Tokyo and integrated into the Meiji government....
in Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
. After his victory, he remained in Kyoto and set up the Rokuhara Tandai
Rokuhara Tandai
was the post of the chiefs of the Kamakura shogunate in Kyoto whose agency kept responsibility for security in Kinai and judicial affairs on western Japan, and negotiated with the imperial court. Despite keeping security, they were also a sort of secret police and widely feared.Rokuhara Tandai was...
. Yasutoki and his uncle Tokifusa
Hojo Tokifusa
was a member of Japan's Hōjō clan of nobles and courtiers; the brother of Hōjō Yoshitoki, shogunal regent, Tokifusa was appointed to the Kyoto-based government post of Rokuhara Tandai upon its creation in 1221, following the Jōkyū War...
became the first tandai.
When his father Yoshitoki and aunt Hōjō Masako
Hojo Masako
was the eldest child of Hōjō Tokimasa by his wife Hōjō no Maki, the first shikken, or regent, of the Kamakura shogunate. She was the sister of Hōjō Yoshitoki, and was married to Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura period...
died, he succeeded to become shikken in 1224. He installed Hōjō Tokifusa as the first rensho
Rensho
The , literally “co-signatory”, was the assistant to the shikken of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.The rensho placed his signature next to that of the shikken on official orders. In 1224 the third shikken Hōjō Yasutoki appointed Hōjō Tokifusa as the first rensho...
. In 1225 he created the Hyōjō (評定), the council system of the shogunate. In 1232 he promuglated the Goseibai Shikimoku
Goseibai Shikimoku
The Goseibai Shikimoku or the Formulary of Adjudications was the legal code of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan, promulgated by third shikken Hōjō Yasutoki in 1232. It is also called Jōei Shikimoku after the era name....
, the legal code of the shogunate. He has highly praised for his impartial justice.
He died in 1242. His grandson Tsunetoki
Hojo Tsunetoki
Hōjō Tsunetoki was the fourth Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate. He was son of Hōjō Tokiuji and of a former wife of Adachi Kagemori, elder brother of Hōjō Tokiyori and grandson of Hōjō Yasutoki. He ruled from 1242 to 1246 and founded Kōmyō-ji in Zaimokuza. He is buried within the temple.-...
succeeded him to the post of shikken.