Hōjō Tokiyori (北條時頼) (role 1226 – 1263)

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Biography:

"The fifth Kamakura Shikken, was the son of Tokiuji and succeeded his brother Tsunetoki as Shikken in 1246. He had scarcely taken possession of his office, when Mitsutoki, Echigo no kami, supported by the ex-Shōgun Yoritsune, tried to have him assassinated in order to take his place; but the plot was discovered: Mitsutoki was exiled to Izu and Yoshitsune sent back to Kyōto. The following year, Miura Yasumura, accused of endeavoring to reestablish Yoshitsune in his former office of Shōgun, was put to death with all his family. Yoshitsune having continued to conspire against Tokiyori, the latter deposed the Shōgun Yoritsugu, a son of Yoshitsune, whom he sent back to Kyōto, and replaced him by prince Munetaka, a brother of the then reigning emperor Go-Fukakusa (1252). In 1256, his health failed. He shaved his head, assumed the name of Dōsō, and retired to the Saimyō-ji temple (hence the name Saimyō-ji-nyūdō, by which he is known), letting Nagatoki govern in the name of his son Tokimune. It is said that he traveled incognito through the country, to judge personally of the needs of the people, of the abuses of the administration, etc. Tokiyori signalized his government by a wise economy and a close and constant interest in agriculture. He had, as minister, Aoto Fujitsuna of legendary fame."

Quoted from: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan by E. Papinot, p. 165.