1. regent to the shogunate
2. ShikkenThe Shikken was the regent for the shogun in the Kamakura shogunate in Japan. The post was monopolized by the Hōjō clan, and this system only existed once in Japanese history, between 1203 and 1333. Note this is totally different than an Imperial Regent or Kampaku (also Sessho). Hōjō Tokimasa, who was the father-in-law of the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, became shikken for the first time in 1203. The shikken was the chief of the mandokoro at that time.
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