Hōjō Clanball

Hojo Clanball (北条氏) was a Japanese clanball who held the title of Shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate. While it was a regent it held actual governmental power over the region copared to the shogunate, who's power was mostly symbolic. They fostered the spread of Zen Buddhism, which is a type of Buddhism. They also led successful repulsions of the Mongol Invasion of Japan. They rose to power from Hojo Tokimasa's help of Minamoto no Yoritomo in the defeat of Taira Clanball, allowing Minamoto no Yoritomo to become Japan's