French version
Hojo Soun北条早雲alternative words: Soun Hojo, Hojou Soun, Soun Hojou keywords: famous person , war lord related topics: Go Hojoshi , Sengoku period related web sites: http://www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp/c-asobou/siseki/souun/souun.htm , http://www.suzuken.mmcgi.com/sengoku/retsuden/houjyou_souun.htm explanation: Born in 1432 with an obscure origin. His sister giving birth to a son of Imagawa Yoshitada, he became his vassal. By taking advantage of an internal conflict of Izu province, he subjugated it and became independent at the age 60. After several battles with Kanto Kanrei, Uesugi clan, he conquered Sagami province and settled his castle at Odawara. So he became the founder of an important warlord family, Gohojo shi, thanks to his meticulousness and talent to fascinate the people. He died in 1519. | |