About Hōjō Ujimasa
Lived 1538 – 1590 (aged 51–52). Hōjō Ujimasa was a Japanese samurai.
was the fourth head of the later Hōjō clan, and daimyō of Odawara. Ujimasa succeeded the territory expansion policy from his father, Hōjō Ujiyasu, and achieved the biggest territory in the clan's history.
Early life and rise In 1538, Ujimasa was born as the second son of Hōjō Ujiyasu. His childhood name was Matsuchiyo-maru . As Ujiyasu's first son, Shinkuro, died young, Ujimasa became the apparent heir of Ujiyasu.
In 1554, when Ujiyasu make an alliance with Takeda Shingen and Imagawa Yoshimoto, Ujimasa took a daughter of Shingen, Obai-in, for his lawful wife.
Upon Ujiyasu's retirement, Ujimasa inherited formal leadership of the family around 1559.
Hōjō Campaign In 1560, Hojo clan seized Iwatsuki Castle and almost conquered whole Musashi Province.
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Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period
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Hōjō Ujimasa was born in 1538 in Japan.
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Hōjō Ujimasa died on 10 August 1590 in Japan.
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Hōjō Ujimasa was a samurai.
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Hōjō Ujimasa was Japanese.
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