Hōjō Masako

Hōjō Masako (1156 – August 16, 1225) was the eldest child of Hōjō Tokimasa by his wife Hōjō no Maki, the first shikken, or ruler, of the Kamakura shogunate. She was the sister of Hōjō Yoshitoki, and was married to Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura period. She was also the mother of Minamoto no Yoriie and Minamoto no Sanetomo, the second and third shoguns.

Hōjō Masako Media

Hōjō Masako's tomb at the Jufuku-ji, Kamakura, Japan

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Name	Hōjō Masako
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Short description	wife and mother to several Kamakura period Shoguns in Japan
Date of birth	1156
Place of birth
Date of death	6 August 1225
Place of death