The Hojo where a very powerful clan of the Sengoku Jidai Period based in Sagami, Kanto. The clan was stared by a member of the Ise clan descended from the Ashikaga Shoguns of the Period. This clan is usually confused with the old Hojo who where not related to the these New Hojo based in Odawara Castle and that is where the clan comes from Odawara Hojo. The Castle and clan faced several sieges including the siege of Odawara by the Toyotomi Clan.
Famous Hojo Members
- Hôjô Sôun(Nagauji)北条早雲(長氏)(1432-1519)
- Hôjô Ujitsuna北条氏綱(1487-1541) Son of Sôun
- Hôjô Ujiyasu北条氏康(1515-1571) Son of Ujitsuna
- Hôjô Ujimasa北条氏政(1538-1590) Son of Ujiyasu
- Hôjô Ujiteru北条氏照(1539-1590) Son of Ujiyasu
- Hôjô Ujihide北条氏秀(1554-1579) Son of Ujiyasu, adopted by Uesugi Kenshin and took the nameUesugi Kagetora
- Hôjô Ujinao北条氏直(1562-1591) Son of Ujimasa
- Hôjô Ujitsugu北条氏次(1585?672-1) Son of Ujitsugu and daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu