People / group
Hōjō clan
The Hōjō clan was a Japanese warrior family that controlled the Kamakura shogunate as hereditary regents (shikken) from the early 13th century, ruling through puppet shoguns. They defeated the retired emperor Go-Toba in 1221, issued the Goseibai Shikimoku law code and led resistance to the Mongol invasions. They were overthrown in 1333 when Nitta Yoshisada stormed Kamakura. They are distinct from the later Hōjō of Odawara.
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