Hōjō Tokimune

Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan

Hōjō Tokimune (北条 時宗; Japanese pronunciation: [hoː.(d)ʑoː (|) to.kʲiꜜ.mɯ.ne], 5 June 1251 – 20 April 1284) of the Hōjō clan was the eighth shikken (officially regent of the shōgun, but de facto ruler of Japan) of the Kamakura shogunate (reigned 1268–84), known for leading the Japanese forces against the invasion of the Mongols and for spreading Zen Buddhism. He was the second son of Tokiyori, fifth shikken of the Kamakura shogunate. From birth, Tokimune was seen as the successor of tokusō, the head of the Hōjō clan.

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