Hōjō

The Hōjō clan or the Late Hōjō clan (後北条氏, Go-Hōjōshi) was a large clan that traces its lineage back to the 16th century. One of their distant relatives includes the Fukushima family. The Samurai Warriors series distinguishes them with the color black.

The clan's founder was Ise Shinkurō (posthumously Hojo Sōun) who claimed the clan's foundations from the rest of the Ise clan. His son established the Hojo name and gained influence with the Kamakura shogunate through political marriage. Their fortune and political power quickly earned them allies and made them targets of many would-be conquerors. At their prime, they had seventeen clans serving them and 476 vassals at their disposal.

Their main code of arms is based on a tale found in the Taiheiki. When Benzaiten of Enoshima was praying for the prosperity of her descendants, the beautiful woman's prayers were answered by the arrival of a large snake. The serpent left three of its scales and disappeared. It is said that Benzaiten was pleased with her gift and took the scales.

Clan Heads

 * 1) Sōun
 * 2) Ujitsuna
 * 3) Ujiyasu
 * 4) Ujimasa
 * 5) Ujinao

Other Figures

 * Ujitoki
 * Genan (Nagatsuna)
 * Shinkuro
 * Ujiteru (Ōshi Genzō)
 * Ujikuni (Fujita Ujikuni)
 * Ujinori
 * Ujisada (Sano Ujitada)
 * Saburō (Uesugi Kagetora)
 * Ujimitsu
 * Tamemasa
 * Ujitaka
 * Katsurayama Ujihiro
 * Tsunashige (Tsunanari)
 * Ujishige
 * Tsunafusa (Kushima Katsuhiro; speculative)
 * Katsuchiyo (Ōta Gengorō)
 * Ujifusa (Ōta Ujifusa)
 * Chiba Naoshige
 * Naosada
 * Shigehiro

Ladies

 * Yōshūin - Ujiyasu's mother
 * Zuikeiin - Imagawa Ujichika's daughter, Ujiyasu's only known spouse with a name
 * Hōjō Fujin - Ujiyasu's eldest daughter, Takeda Katsuyori's second wife
 * Jōkōin - Ujiyasu's second daughter, Ashikaga Yoshiuji's wife
 * Nanakuma-dono - Ujiyasu's third daughter, Ujishige's wife
 * Nagarinin - Ujiyasu's fourth daughter, Ōta Ujisuke's wife
 * Hayakawa-dono - Ujiyasu's fifth daughter, Imagawa Ujizane's wife. Also argued to be his eldest daughter, but this has not been historically verified.
 * Ozaki-dono - Ujiyasu's sixth daughter, Chiba Chikatane's wife
 * Shitokuin - Ujiyasu's seventh daughter, Ogasawara Yasuhiro's wife
 * Kikuhime (Tsuruhime) - Ujiyasu's eighth daughter, Satomi Yoshiyori's second wife, Chiba Toshitane's wife
 * Ōbaiin (Kōbaiin) - Takeda Shingen's eldest daughter, Ujimasa's wife
 * Hōshōin - Ujimasa's second wife
 * Tokuhime - Tokugawa Ieyasu's second daughter, Ujinao's wife

Major Vassals

 * Itabeoka Kōsetsusai
 * Yamakaku Yasusada
 * Inomada Kuninori/Inomada Norinao
 * Ishimaki Yasumasa
 * Shimizu Yasuhide
 * Tame Mototada
 * Kasahara Masataka
 * Andō Yoshinari/Andō Ryōsei
 * Haga Yasutada
 * Haga Ujitsugu
 * Matsuda Norihide
 * Matsuda Yatsusato
 * Daidoji Masashige
 * Daidoji Naotsugu
 * Tōyama Naokage
 * Tōyama Tsunakage
 * Ōta Yasusuke
 * Tominaga Naokatsu
 * Ueda Tomonao
 * Kajiwara Kagemune
 * Narita Nagayasu
 * Ōishi Sadahisa
 * Fūma Kotarō
 * Kuwashima Ujitoki
 * Date Fusazane
 * Chiba Naotane
 * Chiba Naoshige
 * Yura Narishige

Retainer Families

 * Tamanawa Hojo branch
 * Daidoji
 * Matsuda
 * Okano
 * Hara (lower branch)
 * Nakayama
 * Ōishi
 * Narita
 * Toyama
 * Kajiwara
 * Ueda
 * Uno
 * Tominaga
 * Mishuku
 * Kasahara
 * Kaiho
 * Fuma

Major Castles

 * Koukokuji Castle
 * Nirayama Castle
 * Odawara Castle

Other Castles
Separated by province name.


 * Sagami
 * Tamanawa Castle, Kawamura Castle, Misaki Castle, Ukui Castle


 * Izu
 * Yamanaka Castle


 * Musashi
 * Edo Castle, Takiyama Castle, Hachiōji Castle, Hachigata Castle, Iwatsuki Castle, Kawagoe Castle, Tenjinyama Castle, Matsuyama Castle, Oshi Castle, Kozukue Castle


 * Ueno
 * Usui Castle, Hirai Castle


 * Shimofusa
 * Sekiyado Castle