Hōjō Ujitsuna

Hōjō Ujitsuna
Hōjō Ujitsuna
北条氏綱
	Hōjō Ujitsuna
Head of Later Hōjō clan
	In office; 1519–1541
Preceded by	Hōjō Sōun
Succeeded by	Hōjō Ujiyasu
Personal details
Born	1487
Died	August 10, 1541 (aged 53–54); Odawara Castle, Sagami Province, Japan
Children	Hōjō Ujiyasu (son); Hōjō Tsunashige (adopted son)
Parent	Hōjō Sōun (father);
Relatives	Hōjō Genan (brother)
Military service
Allegiance	Later Hōjō clan
Rank	Lord (Daimyō)
Commands	Odawara castle
Battles/wars	Siege of Edo (1524); Battle of Nashinokidaira (1526); Siege of Edo (1535); Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama (1537); Battle of Kōnodai (1538);

Hōjō Ujitsuna (北条氏綱, 1487 – August 10, 1541) was a Japanese samurai lord of the Sengoku period. He was the son of Hōjō Sōun, the founder of the Go-Hōjō clan. He continued his father's quest to gain control of Kantō (the region around present-day Tokyo).

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