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Later Hojo clan domain
Origins
Ise Moritoki, later called Hojo Soun, a minor official with ties to the Imagawa, seized Izu in the 1490s and took Odawara castle, traditionally in 1495. His son Ujitsuna adopted the prestigious surname Hojo, recalling the Kamakura regents, though the families were unrelated.
Rule and society
The Hojo carried out land surveys, registered vassals by their military obligations and simplified taxes, building one of the most systematic Sengoku administrations. Hojo Ujiyasu won a celebrated victory at Kawagoe in 1546 and expanded across the Kanto, resisting attacks by Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. Odawara grew into a large walled castle town.
Decline and legacy
Hojo Ujimasa and Ujinao refused to submit to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who besieged Odawara with an immense army in 1590. After its surrender Ujimasa was ordered to kill himself and Ujinao was exiled; their lands went to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who made Edo his base.
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- Koga kubo was a vassal of Later Hojo clan domain1538 CE – 1583 CE
- Later Hojo clan domain was conquered by Toyotomi regime1590 CE
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