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  Shikken - regent of the shogun in the Kamakura shogunate
Shikken - regent of the shogun in the Kamakura shogunate
Shikken (執権) was the regent of the shogun in the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
At first shikken was occupied by tokuso, the head of the Hojo clan, but Hojo Tokiyori separated the two posts.
www.japan-101.com /history/shikken.htm   (254 words)

  
  Shikken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hojo Tokimasa, who was the father-in-law of the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, became Shikken for the first time in 1203.
At first the post of shikken was occupied by the tokuso, the head of the Hojo clan, but Hojo Tokiyori separated the two posts.
He installed Hojo Nagatoki as shikken while he made his son Tokimune succeed as tokuso.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shikken   (195 words)

  
 Shikken
Shikken (執権) was the regent of the shogun in the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
Shikken was the chief of Mandokoro at that time.
Effective power was moved from shikken to tokuso.
www.mcfly.org /wik/Shikken   (158 words)

  
 Rensho - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Rensho (連署;) was an assistant of shikken (regents) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
In 1224 the third shikken Hojo Yasutoki appointed Tokifusa as the rensho for the first time.
Since then, rensho was chosen from influential members of the Hojo clan, but not from the main line of the clan (tokuso) except Tokimune, who temporarily occupied the position from 1264 to 1268.
open-encyclopedia.com /Rensho   (89 words)

  
 Rensho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The rensho (連署: “co-signatory”) was the assistant to the shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
In 1224 the third shikken Hojo Yasutoki appointed Hojo Tokifusa as the first rensho.
From then on, the rensho was chosen from influential members of the Hojo clan, but not from the main line of the clan (tokuso), except in the case of Tokimune, who temporarily occupied the position from 1264 to 1268.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rensho   (110 words)

  
 Shikken -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hojo Tokimasa, who was the father-in-law of first shogun (Click link for more info and facts about Minamoto no Yoritomo) Minamoto no Yoritomo, assumed shikken for the first time in 1203.
At first shikken was occupied by (Click link for more info and facts about tokuso) tokuso, the head of the Hojo clan, but (Click link for more info and facts about Hojo Tokiyori) Hojo Tokiyori separated the two posts.
He installed Hojo Nagatoki as shikken while he made his son (Click link for more info and facts about Tokimune) Tokimune succeed tokuso.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sh/Shikken.htm   (280 words)

  
 Shikken . Samurai-dokoro . Kamakura shogunate . 1311   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Replacing second shogun Minamoto no Yoriie with Minamoto no Sanetomo Sanetomo, he became the de facto ruler of the shogunate.
Tokimasa s son Hojo Yoshitoki Yoshitoki strengthened the post by integrating it with the chief of Samurai-dokoro after annihilating the powerful Wada clan, who had dominated the position.
Samurai-dokoro originally referred to a box of the residence of the imperial family and...
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Shikken   (267 words)

  
 Tokuso - Freepedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Tokuso (得宗; Tokusō) was the head of the Hojo clan, who monopolized the position of shikken (regents) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
In 1256 Tokiyori separated the positions of shikken and tokuso for the first time.
Because of illness, he installed his infant son Tokimune as the tokuso while Nagatoki, a collateral relative, was appointed as the shikken to assist Tokimune.
en.freepedia.org /Tokuso.html   (176 words)

  
 about..Shikken   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The post was monopolized by the Hojo clan.Hojo Tokimasa, who was the father-in-law of the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, became Shikken for the first time in 1203.
Replacing the second shogun Minamoto no Yoriie with Minamoto no SanetomoSanetomo, he became the de facto ruler of the shogunate.Tokimasa's son Hojo YoshitokiYoshitoki strengthened the post by integrating it with the chief of Samurai-dokoro after annihilating the powerful Wada clan, who had dominated the position.
In 1224 Yoshitoki's son Hojo Yasutoki set up the rensho (cosigner) as assistant regent.At first the post of shikken was occupied by the tokuso, the head of the Hojo clan, but Hojo Tokiyori separated the two posts.
21agarate.com /5368696B6B656E   (178 words)

  
 Rensho - assistant of shikken of Kamakura shogunate
Rensho - assistant of shikken of Kamakura shogunate
Rensho (連署;) was an assistant of shikken (regents) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
The rensho, which means cosigner, put his signature next to that of the shikken on the official orders.
www.japan-101.com /history/rensho.htm   (173 words)

  
 Untitled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Mandokoro, or Office of Administration, is organized as a Shikken (Director) presiding over a Board of Councilors.
Hôjô Tokimasa becomes Shikken (Head of the Office of Administration) and hence regent over the Shôgun (a minor) and de facto head of the government.
One of his first tasks is to attempt to fulfill the demands from the warrior class for compensation for their expenses, and rewards for their successes, during the Mongol invasions.
www.wilton.k12.ct.us /whs/fac/g/gilberts2/cc/kamakura.htm   (4285 words)

  
 Shikken - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Shogun, 1326, 1284, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Shikken - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Shogun, 1326, 1284,...
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 Hojo Tokiyori   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
1246-1256) was the fifth shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
He was born to Hojo Tokiuji and a daughter of Adachi Kagemori.
In 1256 when he became a Buddhist priest, he transferred the position of shikken to Hojo Nagatoki, a son of Shigetoki while Tokiyori's infant son Tokimune succeeded Tokuso, the head of the Hojo clan.
www.tocatch.info /en/Hojo_Tokiyori.htm   (260 words)

  
 Japan Forums - View Single Post - ba degree from Japan, useful?
I know that i have to pass the nyugaku shikken, I have that under control.
I'll be interested because you experience the academics and get better at nihongo, specially the writing part.
Nyygakku shikken (entrance exam) is taken by Japanese students to enter the universities.
www.gaijinpot.com /bb/showpost.php?p=65323&postcount=5   (388 words)

  
 l5r.co.uk - The Legacy of the Forge
He was told by the Shikken to give these items to his assistant Ryu and to make sure that it was definitely Ryu.
She then pushes the Shikken over the side of the tower and he plunges to the ground near Ogedei.
Along the way, Ryu is temporarily separated from the rest of the group and contacts the spirit of his brother Ichiro Ino.
l5r.co.uk /chronicles/forge.htm   (5219 words)

  
 Hojo Yasutoki - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Hojo Yasutoki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
1224-1242) was the third shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
In 1218 be became the chief (betto) of the military office (samurai dokoro).
Yasutoki and his uncle Tokifusa became the first tandai.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Hojo-Yasutoki.html   (220 words)

  
 Shakaar : Role Playing ( L5R )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Lost to the young adept Isawa Uona in the final round of the Setsuban Festival at the Ki-Rin Shrine.
Worked with Shikken Tankenka to try and secure a lasting peace between the Lion and Crane.
A shikken candidate and pacifist, with the traditional white plated hair of the Crane.
www.shakaar.demon.co.uk /roleplay/fivering/clans/crane.htm   (5058 words)

  
 Hojo Tokimune
He plans to use Shikken Nagatoki and Tokisuke to take over the reins of government.
During their meeting, Tokisuke realizes that his father’s dying words to Tokimune had been to “kill Tokisuke.” Tokimune is encouraged to accept the position of Shikken, but declares that he will not sacrifice lives to gain power.
Tokimune urges a review of the missive, but is opposed by Shikken Masamura, Sanetoki and Yasumori.
users.adelphia.net /~gojira/hojo.htm   (3227 words)

  
 ja #24471 #23447 Tokuso #24471 #23447 Tokus #333 was the...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
ja:得宗 "Tokuso" (得宗; Tokusō) was the head of the Hojo clan Hojo clan, who monopolized the position of shikken shikken (regents) of the Kamakura shogunate Kamakura shogunate in Japan Japan.
The name tokuso is said to have come from Tokushū (徳崇), the Buddhist name of Hojo Yoshitoki Hojo Yoshitoki, but Hojo Tokimasa Hojo Tokimasa is usually regarded as the first tokuso.
Because of illness, he installed his infant son Tokimune as the tokuso while Nagatoki Nagatoki, a collateral relative, was appointed as the shikken to assist Tokimune.
www.biodatabase.de /Tokuso   (214 words)

  
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A sword of HOJO TOKIYORI, the fifth KAMAKURA SHIKKEN, who excised the plotting FUJIWARA from the SHOGUNATE.
When the young SHOGUN, MINAMOTO SANETOMO, the last of his line, was assassinated in SHO-KYU 1219, his mother, AMA SHOGUN MASAKO and uncle, HOJO YOSHITOKI found two year old FUJIWARA YOSHITSUNE with a line through women to MINAMOTO blood.
The SHIKKEN's pall was immediately lifted, and the sword has ever since been called the ONIMARU in reward of its vigilance.
www.sho-shin.com /6th-son.htm   (668 words)

  
 Ashikaga Takauji
Few figures in Japanese history are as controversial as Ashikaga Takauji, a man whose actions brought down the Hojo Shikken, made the dream of Imperial restoration a reality and then tore down that dream in a war that would leave the Court divided and the country in the hands of a new warrior government.
At the same time, Nitta Yoshisada of Kozuke rose up and attacked Kamakura, bringing an end to the Hojo Shikken as the city burned and Hojo Takatoki committed suicide.
In particular, his murder of Prince Morinaga and the poisoning of Prince Tsunenaga, another of Go-Daigo's son, was considered villainous.
www.samurai-archives.com /takauji.html   (3678 words)

  
 Lacquer tray by Shikken with lady bugs, bees, and peonies
The reverse of the tray is signed by the artist in raised gold against a stippled fl ground, Shikken Saku or Made by Shikken (Domoto Shikken, 1889–1964).
Domoto Shikken was born in Kyoto, and studied lacquer techniques under Tomita Koshitsu.
A lacquer box by Domoto Shikken dated to 1943 in the collection of the Domoto Art Museum is illustrated in Japanese Lacquer Art: Modern Masterpieces, plate 68.
kagedo.com /collections/art_deco/archives/lacquer/slides/K2_116.html   (316 words)

  
 The Hojo regency (from Japan) --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
After the death of Yoritomo in 1199, real power in the bakufu passed into the hands of the Hojo family, from which Yoritomo's wife, Masako, had come.
In 1203 Hojo Tokimasa, Masako's father, assumed the position of regent (shikken) for the shogun, an office that was held until 1333 by nine successive members of the Hojo family.
Kujo Yoritsune, a Fujiwara scion and distant relative of Yoritomo, was appointed shogun, while Tokimasa's son Hojo Yoshitoki (shikken 1205–24) handled most government business.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-23145   (1235 words)

  
 The Wargamer - Warfare in Feudal Japan
Led by the shikken, or regents, of the Hojo clan, the Japanese struggled to combat an enemy whose style of warfare differed greatly from their own.
Whether the Japanese could have successfully adapted to the Mongol tactics is a moot point: in both cases, the invasion was cut short by storms that were to be known as the kami-kaze, or “divine wind.”
Unable to claim the right to the Shogunate by heredity, the Hojo clan established a regency in their capital of Kamakura, ruling through their shikken as the Shogun became a powerless figurehead.
worldatwar.wargamer.com /shogun/dw-1.asp   (621 words)

  
 A Chronology of Japanese History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Mandokoro, or Office of Administration, is organized with the Shikken (Regent) presiding over a Board of Councilors.
Yasutoki dies and his grandson, Hôjô Tsunetoki, becomes Shikken and Regent.
Tsunetoki dies suddenly and his younger brother, Tokiyori, becomes Shikken and Regent.
www.lac.uic.edu /~dturk/japanhistory/kamakurahistory.html   (4719 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It was renamed Komyoji after being transferred to the present location in 1243.
After the death of Tsunetoki, who, as Shikken, or an assistant to Shogun, held the real power in the Kamakura government, the temple continued to enjoy the patronage of the Hojo family who inherited power as Shikken.
The temple was first place (famous school) of Kanto 18 Danrin, where Jodo Buddhist priests trained during the Edo era.
guide.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp /i/e/data/komyoji.htm   (105 words)

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