Tag: shikken

The Reign of Hojo Yasutoki

May 16, 2022 justin-david-hebert Comments Off

Season 7, Episode 7: The Reign of Hojo Yasutoki

The tomb of Hojo Masako at Jufukuji Temple in Kamakura.

A drawing of Hojo Yasutoki, the third Shikken of the Kamakura Shogunate. Artist: Kurihara Nobumitsu. Source: Public Domain

Kujo Yoritsune, the fourth Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate and the first Shogun not descended from Minamoto Yoritomo. Source: Public Domain

The signature of Kujo Yoritsune, which would have appeared on some official Shogunate documents. Source: Public Domain

Meet the New Regents

May 5, 2022 justin-david-hebert Comments Off

Season 7, Episode 4: Meet the New Regents

The second Kamakura Shogun, Minamoto Yoriie. Although he holds a sword, the office of Shogun had been transformed into a civil government position. Artist unknown. Source: 建仁寺, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The grave marker of Minamoto Yoriie on the grounds of Shuzenji Temple in Izu. Source: No machine-readable author provided. Geomr~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A portrait of Minamoto Sanetomo, the third Kamakura Shogun. Although he appears here arrayed in full battle gear, Sanetomo never led troops in battle and likely never wore armor outside ceremonial occasions. Artist: Yashima Gakutei. Source: Yashima Gakutei (八島岳亭; c. 1786 – 1868), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Another portrait of Sanetomo, here arrayed in his civilian robes which would have more closely matched his day-to-day appearance. Artist: Goshin. Source: Hannah, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A statue of Hatakeyama Shigetada, the son-in-law of Hojo Tokimasa who was executed for supposed treason against the Shogunate. Source: Koda6029, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A portrait of Hojo Yoshitoki, who took over as Shikken (regent) after his father, Hojo Tokimasa, was forced into retirement. Source: wilkinson777が撮影, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons