Hōjō Akitoki (; 1248 – 7 May 1301) was a Japanese military leader during the

Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the G ...

(1185–1333). He was the third head of the of the

Hōjō clan The was a Japanese samurai family who controlled the hereditary title of '' shikken'' (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate between 1203 and 1333. Despite the title, in practice the family wielded actual political power in Japan during this perio ...

. Akitoki was the son of Kanezawa Sanetoki and a daughter of

Hōjō Masamura was the seventh ''Shikken'' (regent) of the Kamakura Shogunate, regining from 1264 to 1268. He was the son of Hōjō Yoshitoki, the second ''Shikken,'' and brother of Hōjō Yasutoki and Hōjō Shigetoki. Life Hōjō Masamura was born on Jul ...

. In 1257 Akitoki had his '' genpuku'' coming-of-age ceremony under the ''

tokusō was the title (post) held by the head of the mainline Hōjō clan, who also monopolized the position of '' shikken'' (regents to the shogunate) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan during the period of Regent Rule (1199–1333). It’s important ...

Hōjō Tokiyori was the fifth shikken (regent of shogun) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan. Early life He was born to warrior monk Hōjō Tokiuji and a daughter of Adachi Kagemori, younger brother of Hōjō Tsunetoki, the fourth shikken, and grandson of ...

and took the name ''Tokikata'' (). In 1260 he became a guard of the ''

shōgun , officially , was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, except during parts of the Kamak ...

''; he attended Prince Munetaka and studied poetry and other subjects. He may have married Mugai Nyodai, but that is disputed, with some believing she was married to Hōjō Sanetoki. Akitoki died 7 May 1301 and was succeeded by his son

Hōjō Sadaaki was the 12th ''rensho'' (1315–1326) and 15th ''shikken'' (19 April 1326 – 29 April 1326) of the Kamakura shogunate The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. ...

. Akitoki's grave is in in Kanagawa. He is said to have had a love of learning, like his father, and to have contributed to the establishment of the

Kanazawa Bunko , formally titled the Kanagawa Prefectural Kanazawa-Bunko Museum, is a museum located in Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Japan. It features a collection of traditional Japanese and Chinese art objects, many dating from the Kamakura period. Originally bu ...

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