Hōjō Tsunetoki [SEP] position held
Hōjō Tsunetoki
Hōjō Tsunetoki (北条 経時, 1224 – May 17, 1246) was the fourth "Shikken" (1242–1246) 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.
, but Hōjō Tokimasa is usually regarded as the first "tokusō". There were eight "tokusō":
1. Hōjō Tokimasa
2. Hōjō Yoshitoki
3. Hōjō Yasutoki
4. Hōjō Tsunetoki
5. Hōjō Tokiyori
6. Hōjō Tokimune
7. Hōjō Sadatoki
8. Hōjō Takatoki
The political structure of the "tokusō" dictatorship was set up by Yasutoki and was consolidated by his grandson Tokiyori. The "tokusō" line held overwhelming power over the "gokenin" and the cadet