Hōjō Masako
Hōjō Masako | |
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Hōjō Masako by Kikuchi Yōsai (菊池 容斎) | |
| Midaidokoro | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1157 |
| Died | 16 August 1225 (aged 68) |
| Spouse | Minamoto no Yoritomo |
| Relations | Awa no tsubone (sister) Hōjō Yoshitoki (brother) Hōjō Tokifusa (brother) Hōjō Tokiko (sister) Hōjō Munetoki (brother) Hōjō Masanori (brother) Kujō Yoritsune (grandson-in-law) Minamoto no Yoshitsune (brother-in-law) Minamoto no Noriyori (brother-in-law) |
| Children | Minamoto no Yoriie Minamoto no Sanetomo Ōhime Sanman |
| Parent | Hōjō Tokimasa |
| Occupation | Buddhist nun, politician |
Hōjō Masako (北条 政子; 1157 – August 16, 1225) was a Japanese politician who exercised significant power in the early years of the Kamakura period, which was reflected by her contemporary sobriquet of the "nun shogun". She was the wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo, and mother of Minamoto no Yoriie and Minamoto no Sanetomo, the first, second and third shoguns of the Kamakura shogunate, respectively. She was the eldest daughter of Hōjō Tokimasa and sister of Hōjō Yoshitoki, both of them shikken of the Kamakura shogunate.