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Hōjō Yasutoki
Hōjō Yasutoki (; 1183 – July 14, 1242) 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. According to Azuma Kagami, he was liked by the first "shōgun", Minamoto no Yoritomo. In 1218 he became the chief ("bettō") of the military office ("samurai-dokoro").
In the Jōkyū War of 1221, he led
illness. He was succeeded by his eldest son and heir, Hōjō Yasutoki, Masako's nephew. Of course, the powerful Miura clan, led by Miura Yoshimura, attempted to topple the Hōjō government of Regent Yasutoki, Masako, and "shōgun" Yoritsune, but Masako rushed to negotiate. The Miura were put down, and Regent Yasutoki became Hōjō regent.
Finally, in 1225, Hōjō Masako died at the age of 69. Due to her true example of cloistered rule, she was known as the "ama