The was the assistant to the '' shikken'' (

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.Iwanami Kōjien, "Rensho" The rensho placed his signature next to that of the ''shikken'' on official orders. In 1224 the third ''shikken'' Hōjō Yasutoki appointed Hōjō Tokifusa as the first ''rensho''. From then on, the ''rensho'' was chosen from influential members of the Hōjō clan, but not from the main line of the clan ('' tokusō''), with the one exception of Tokimune, who temporarily occupied the position from 1264 to 1268.

List of Rensho

''Note: There are three Hōjō Shigetoki's, all different people'' # Hōjō Tokifusa (r. 1225–1240) # Hōjō Shigetoki (北条重時) (r. 1247–1256) # Hōjō Masamura (r. 1256–1264) # Hōjō Tokimune (r. 1264–1268) # Hōjō Masamura (r. 1268–1273) # Hōjō Yoshimasa (r. 1273–1277) # Hōjō Shigetoki (北条業時) (r. 1283–1287) # Hōjō Nobutoki aka Osaragi Nobutoki (r. 1287–1301) # Hōjō Tokimura (r. 1301–1305) # Hōjō Munenobu aka Osaragi Munenobu (r. 1305–1311) # Hōjō Hirotoki (r. 1311–1312) # Hōjō Sadaaki (r. 1315–1326) # Hōjō Koresada (r. 1326–1327) # Hōjō Shigetoki (北条茂時) (r. 1330–1333)

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* Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 5th Edition (2000), CD version {{Authority control Government of feudal Japan

List of Rensho

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