Hōjō Tokimune (北条時宗, 1251-1284), the eighth shikken (執権) or regent of the Kamakura shogunate (鎌倉幕府, 1192-1333), was the son of Hōjō Tokiyori (北条時頼, 1227-1263) and the daughter of Hōjō Shigetoki (北条重時, 1198-1261), thus descending from two of the most influential figures in the Hōjō regency. He first entered the upper echelons of power in 1264 when he was appointed renshō (連署), or co-signatory to the regent, a post that positioned him as second in command within the bakufu. In 1268, at...
Hōjō Tokimune (1251–1284)
