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Hōjō Ujiyasu

1515–1571 · 16th century · Also known as Hojo Ujiyasu

Hōjō Ujiyasu was the third head of the Later Hōjō clan and one of the leading Sengoku warlords. His night attack at Kawagoe in 1546 broke a coalition of the Uesugi and made the Hōjō masters of the Kantō. He carried out land surveys and tax reforms and defended Odawara against Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen.

Hōjō Ujiyasu
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Later Hojo clan domain

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