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Hōjō Tokimune

1251 - 1284

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Hōjō Tokimune (北条 時宗, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hōjō Tokimune has received more than 407,960 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Hōjō Tokimune is the 4,104th most popular politician (up from 4,406th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Japan (up from 247th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Japanese Politician.

Hōjō Tokimune was the third shogun of the Kamakura shogunate. He is most famous for his suppression of the Hojo clan, who were a powerful family in the region.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hōjō Tokimune ranks 4,104 out of 19,576. Before him are Tigranes IV, Harald Gille, Diodotus Tryphon, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Shamash-shum-ukin, and José María Aznar. After him are Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Wilhelm Gustloff, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, Fouad Mebazaa, and Gevherhan Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1251, Hōjō Tokimune ranks 1. After him are Henry IV, Duke of Brabant, Peter I, Count of Alençon, Pietro Gradenigo, Vakhtang II of Georgia, and Henry III, Duke of Głogów. Among people deceased in 1284, Hōjō Tokimune ranks 6. Before him are Alfonso X of Castile, Nicola Pisano, Tekuder, Boetius of Dacia, and Siger of Brabant. After him are Hugh III of Cyprus, Peter I, Count of Alençon, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Sturla Þórðarson, Adelaide of Holland, and Alphonso, Earl of Chester.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hōjō Tokimune ranks 234 out of 6,245. Before him are Mikao Usui (1865), Fujiko Fujio (1934), Kenichi Fukui (1918), Amakusa Shirō (1621), Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), and Yosano Akiko (1878). After him are Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684), Kenji Tochio (1941), Setsuko Hara (1920), Emperor Ninken (449), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), and Iwasaki Yatarō (1835).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Hōjō Tokimune ranks 90. Before him are Emperor Kenzō (450), Emperor Ankō (401), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Fujiko Fujio (1934), Amakusa Shirō (1621), and Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347). After him are Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684), Emperor Ninken (449), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), Fujiwara no Michinaga (966), Masamune (1300), and Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935).

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