Hōjō Tokifusa

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{{nihongo|Hōjō Tokifusa|北条 時房||1175 – February 18, 1240}} was a member of Japan's Hōjō clan of nobles and courtiers; the brother of Hōjō Yoshitoki, shogunal regent, Tokifusa was appointed to the Kyoto-based government post of Rokuhara Tandai upon its creation in 1221, following the Jōkyū War. He served alongside Hōjō Yasutoki.

He later became a Buddhist monk, and lived out the rest of his life at Tō-ji in Nara, where he acquired the nickname "Daibutsu" (Great Buddha).

References

  • Frederic, Louis (2002). Japan Encyclopedia, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

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Tokifusa

Category:People of Heian-period Japan

Category:People of Kamakura-period Japan

Category:Buddhist clergy of Kamakura-period Japan

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