Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Hojo Masako

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Hojo Masako

北条政子
alternative words: Masako Hojo
keywords: famous person , statesman
related topics: Hojoshi , Minamoto no Yoritomo , Kamakura shogunate , Gokenin
related web sites: http://www.lint.ne.jp/~meirokun/masako.htm , http://www.wbs.ne.jp/cmt/kankou/topics/97.9/izu/index.htm
explanation: Born in 1157 as a daughter of Hojo Tokimasa, a local seignior of Izu province. When she got married with Minamoto no Yoritomo who had been exiled there, her destiny changed completely because Yoritomo became later a shogun. After the death of Yoritomo in 1199, she became a nun but actively participated to Kamakura shogunate's policy decision. During Shokyu disturbance in 1221, she encouraged Gokenin to fight, so she was called Amashogun, i.e. "Nun shogun"