Deaths on February 6

Hōjō Tokimasa

Died on February 6, 1215

Hōjō Tokimasa, Japanese shikken of the Kamakura bakufu (b. 1138)

Hōjō Tokimasa (北条時政, 1138 – February 6, 1215) was the first Hōjō shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate and head of the Hōjō clan. He was shikken from 1203 until his abdication in 1205.

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Hōjō Tokimasa
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Events on 1215

5 May

Magna Carta
Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
1 Jun

Battle of Zhongdu
Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
15 Jun

Magna Carta
King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta.