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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 375,930 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Hōjō Tokimune is the 4,417th most popular politician (down from 2,784th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Japan (down from 113th in 2019) and the 95th 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 4,417 out of 15,577. Before him are Nicolae Timofti, Philip II, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Ewelina Hańska, King Wu of Qin, and Lambert of Italy. After him are Princess Muna al-Hussein, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, García II of Galicia, Lê Lợi, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, and Ahmet Davutoğlu.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hōjō Tokimune ranks 249 out of 6,048. Before him are Mōri Motonari (1497), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (1887), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Amakusa Shirō (1621), and Masaru Ibuka (1908). After him are Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), Yozo Aoki (1929), Tamon Yamaguchi (1892), Emperor Sutoku (1119), Tsuguharu Foujita (1886), and Emperor Shōmu (701).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Hōjō Tokimune ranks 95. Before him are Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), Shintaro Ishihara (1932), Mōri Motonari (1497), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), and Amakusa Shirō (1621). After him are Emperor Sutoku (1119), Emperor Shōmu (701), Emperor Ingyō (376), Hara Takashi (1856), Terauchi Masatake (1852), and Hōjō Masako (1156).

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