Hōjō Akitoki

In this Japanese name, the surname is Hōjō.

Hōjō Akitoki (北条顕時; 1248 – 7 May 1301)^[1] was a Japanese military leader during the Kamakura period (1185–1333). He was the third head of the Kanesawa-ryū [ja] of the Hōjō clan.

Pigment-on-silk portrait Hōjō Akitoki by an anonymous artist, held at Shōmyō-ji Temple in Kanagawa—a National Treasure of Japan

Tomb of Hōjō Akitoki

Akitoki was the son of Kanezawa Sanetoki and a daughter of Hōjō Masamura.^[2] In 1257 Akitoki had his genpuku coming-of-age ceremony under the tokusō Hōjō Tokiyori and took the name Tokikata (時方). In 1260 he became a guard of the shōgun; he attended Prince Munetaka and studied poetry and other subjects.^[3] He may have married Mugai Nyodai, but that is disputed, with some believing she was married to Hōjō Sanetoki.^[4]

Akitoki died 7 May 1301^[1] and was succeeded by his son Hōjō Sadaaki.^[5] Akitoki's grave is in Shōmyō-ji [ja] in Kanagawa.^[3] He is said to have had a love of learning, like his father,^[6] and to have contributed to the establishment of the Kanazawa Bunko.^[3]

References

1. Yasuda 1990, p. 536; Asahi Shinbunsha 1994.
2. Nagai 2006, p. 26; Asahi Shinbunsha 1994.
3. Yasuda 1990, p. 536.
4. "Mugai". Darkwing.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
5. Nagai 2003, p. 17.
6. Asahi Shinbunsha 1994.

Works cited

• Asahi Shinbunsha (1994). Asashi Nihon Rekishi Jinbutsu Jiten 朝日日本歴史人物事典 (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbunsha. ISBN 9784023400528.
• Nagai, Susumu (2003). Kanezawa Sadaaki 金沢貞顕 (in Japanese). Yoshikawa Kōbunkan. ISBN 9784642052283.
• Nagai, Susumu (2006). Kanazawa Hōjō-shi no kenkyū 金沢北条氏の研究 (in Japanese). Yagi Shoten. ISBN 9784840620253.
• Yasuda, Motohisa, ed. (1990). Kamakura・ Muromachi Jinmei Jiten: Konpakuto-han 鎌倉・室町人名事典 : コンパクト版 (in Japanese). Shinjinbutsu Jūraisha. ISBN 9784404017574.