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The was one of the most powerful warrior clans in Japan in the Sengoku period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 and held domains primarily in the Kanto region.

The clan began when Ise Shinkuro, a high ranking officer in the shogunate, began to conquer lands and build up his power at the beginning of the 16th century.

His son wanted his lineage to have a more illustrious name, and chose Hojo
Hojo clan

See the late Hojo clan for the Hojo clan of the Sengoku Period.The in the history of Japan was a family who controlled the hereditary title of shikken, officially just a regent) of the Kamakura Shogunate....
, after the line of regents of the Kamakura shogunate
Kamakura shogunate

The Kamakura shogunate was a feudal military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. It was based in Kamakura, Kanagawa....
, to which his wife also belonged.






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The was one of the most powerful warrior clans in Japan in the Sengoku period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 and held domains primarily in the Kanto region.

The clan began when Ise Shinkuro, a high ranking officer in the shogunate, began to conquer lands and build up his power at the beginning of the 16th century.

His son wanted his lineage to have a more illustrious name, and chose Hojo
Hojo clan

See the late Hojo clan for the Hojo clan of the Sengoku Period.The in the history of Japan was a family who controlled the hereditary title of shikken, officially just a regent) of the Kamakura Shogunate....
, after the line of regents of the Kamakura shogunate
Kamakura shogunate

The Kamakura shogunate was a feudal military dictatorship in Japan headed by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. It was based in Kamakura, Kanagawa....
, to which his wife also belonged. So he became Hojo Ujitsuna
Hojo Ujitsuna

was the son of Hojo Soun, founder of the Late Hojo clan. He continued his father's quest to gain control of the Kanto region .In 1524, Ujitsuna took Edo Castle, which was controlled by Uesugi Tomooki, thus beginning a long-running rivalry between the Hojo and Uesugi family families....
, and his father, Ise Shinkuro, was posthumously renamed Hojo Soun
Hojo Soun

was the first head of the Late Hojo clan, one of the major powers in Japan's Sengoku period. Born Ise Moritoki, he was originally known as Ise Shinkuro, a samurai of Taira lineage from a family of little importance or power, he fought his way up, gaining territory and changing his name to the illustrious Hojo clan....
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The Late Hojo, sometimes known as the Odawara Hojo after their home castle of Odawara
Odawara Castle

is a landmark in the Municipality of Japan of Odawara, Kanagawa in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. It was the stronghold of various daimyo during the Muromachi period of History of Japan....
 in Sagami Province
Sagami Province

was an old provinces of Japan. It occupied most of the area that is today Kanagawa prefecture, but present-day Yokohama and Kawasaki, Kanagawa, now part of Kanagawa Prefecture, were not in Sagami....
, were not related to the earlier Hojo clan. Their power rivaled that of the Tokugawa clan
Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains mystery....
, but eventually Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Hideyoshi's castle....
 eradicated the power of the Hojo in the Siege of Odawara (1590)
Siege of Odawara (1590)

The third occurred in 1590, and was the primary action in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign to eliminate the Late Hojo clan as a threat to his power....
, banishing Hojo Ujinao
Hojo Ujinao

Hojo Ujinao was a Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and the final head of the Late Hojo clan. An important figure in the history of Azuchi-Momoyama politics, he lost his entire domain following the Siege of Odawara in 1590....
 and his wife Toku Hime
Toku Hime (1565–1615)

Toku-hime was a princess during the Sengoku period and Edo periods of History of Japan. The second daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, she was also known as Ofu, Tomiko, Harima-gozen, and Ryosho-in....
 (a daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu

Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868....
) to Mount Koya
Mount Koya

is the generic name of specific mountains in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka. Also, Koya-san is a modifying word for Kongobuji . There is no one mountain officially called Koya-san in Japan....
, where Ujinao died in 1591.

The heads of the Late Hojo clan were
  • Hojo Soun
    Hojo Soun

    was the first head of the Late Hojo clan, one of the major powers in Japan's Sengoku period. Born Ise Moritoki, he was originally known as Ise Shinkuro, a samurai of Taira lineage from a family of little importance or power, he fought his way up, gaining territory and changing his name to the illustrious Hojo clan....
     (1432–1519)
  • Hojo Ujitsuna
    Hojo Ujitsuna

    was the son of Hojo Soun, founder of the Late Hojo clan. He continued his father's quest to gain control of the Kanto region .In 1524, Ujitsuna took Edo Castle, which was controlled by Uesugi Tomooki, thus beginning a long-running rivalry between the Hojo and Uesugi family families....
     (1487–1541), son of Soun
  • Hojo Ujiyasu
    Hojo Ujiyasu

    was the son of Hojo Ujitsuna and a daimyo of the Late Hojo clan.Upon his father's death in 1541, a number of the Hojo's enemies sought to take advantage of the opportunity to seize major Hojo strongholds....
     (1515–1571), son of Ujitsuna
  • Hojo Ujimasa
    Hojo Ujimasa

    was the fourth head of the late Hojo clan, and daimyo of Odawara Castle. He commanded in many battles, consolidating his clan's position, and retired in 1590....
     (1538–1590), son of Ujiyasu
  • Hojo Ujinao
    Hojo Ujinao

    Hojo Ujinao was a Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and the final head of the Late Hojo clan. An important figure in the history of Azuchi-Momoyama politics, he lost his entire domain following the Siege of Odawara in 1590....
     (1562–1591), son of Ujimasa