Hōjō Ujimasa
Hōjō Ujimasa was the fourth head of the later Hōjō clan, and daimyō of Odawara. His childhood name was Matsuchiyo-maru. He was a son-in-law of Takeda Shingen.
Ujimasa commanded in many battles included Siege of Odawara, Battle of Konodai, Siege of Odawara, Battle of Omosu. He consolidating his clan's position, and retired in 1590. His son Hōjō Ujinao became head of the clan and lord of Odawara, but later that year they failed to hold Odawara against the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Ujimasa was forced to commit suicide along with his brother Ujiteru.
Like many samurai who committed seppuku in the face of shameful defeat, Ujimasa composed death poems:Family
- Father: Hōjō Ujiyasu
- Mother: Zuikei-in, daughter of Imagawa Ujichika
- Wives:
- * Ōbai-in, daughter of Takeda Shingen
- * Hōshō-in
- Children:
- * Hōjō Shinkurō by Ōbai-in
- * Hōjō Ujinao by Ōbai-in
- * Ōta Gengorō by Ōbai-in, son-in-law of Ōta Ujisuke
- * Ōta Ujifusa by Ōbai-in, son-in-law of Ōta Ujisuke
- * Chiba Naoshige by Ōbai-in, son-in-law of Chiba Kunitane
- * Hōjō Naosada by Ōbai-in
- * Hōjō Genzō
- * Hōjō Katsuchiyo by Hōshō-in
- * daughter married Suzuki Shigeuji
- * daughter married Niwata Shigesada
- * daughter married Satomi Yoshiyori
- * daughter married Chiba Kunitane
Relatives
- Sisters
- * Lady Hayakawa married Imagawa Ujizane
- * Jōkō-in
- Brothers
- * Hōjō Ujiteru, committed seppuku with Ujimasa
- * Hōjō Ujikuni
- * Hōjō Ujinori
- * Hōjō Saburō, son-in-law of Uesugi Kenshin
- * Hōjō Ujitada
- Niece
- * Ashikaga Ujinohime
Hōjō Ujimasa appears in Koei's video games Kessen, Samurai Warriors 2, Samurai Warriors 3 and Warriors Orochi. He was also in Capcom's Sengoku Basara, Sengoku Basara 2, and Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes as an old man who was armed with spear and has both his ancestral spirits and ice attacks and assisted by Fuma Kotaro.
He also appears in The Creative Assembly's Total War: Shogun, and Total War: Shogun 2. Professional wrestler Akito wrestled as Ujimasa for the Dramatic Dream Team promotion on February 10, 2013.