The Hōjō Clan And The Silent Strength Of Kamakura Rule
Origins of the Hōjō Clan The Hōjō clan emerged from modest beginnings as minor nobility in Izu Province. Their ancestral ties linked them to the influential Taira and Fujiwara families, granting them a fragile connection to the imperial court but affording little actual authority. It was Hōjō Tokimasa who changed the clan’s destiny. Amidst the […]
