Hōjō Takatoki

Japanese regent

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Hōjō Takatoki was the ninth and final regent of the Hōjō family, which ruled Japan as hereditary regents to the shogunate from 1199 to 1333. Takatoki, born in 1303, ascended to the regency in 1316. However, he was known for his dissolute and extravagant youth, and upon reaching maturity, he delegated the affairs of the regency to less capable individuals. This occurred during a critical period when Japan faced significant economic and political challenges.1

In 1331, Takatoki exiled Emperor Go-Daigo due to an ongoing dispute over the imperial succession. The Emperor escaped and successfully raised an army against the Hōjō. Ultimately, Takatoki was betrayed by his own general, Ashikaga Takauji, and faced a revolt led by Nitta Yoshisada. In 1333, facing defeat, Hōjō Takatoki committed suicide, marking the end of the Hōjō regency.1

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Early years.
…the youth of the regent, Hōjō Takatoki, who, at investiture, was only eight years old. As he grew to manhood, his questionable intelligence and dissolute ways—spending much time, for example, watching dogfights—led to a widespread loss of confidence in the shogunate. Further alienation of many traditional supporters of the shogunate…
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…the youth of the regent, Hōjō Takatoki, who, at investiture, was only eight years old. As he grew to manhood, his questionable intelligence and dissolute ways—spending much time, for example, watching dogfights—led to a widespread loss of confidence in the shogunate. Further alienation of many traditional supporters of the shogunate…
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