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By the time Ujitsuna had become daimyô, the Hôjô controlled [[Izu province|Izu Province]], most of [[Sagami province|Sagami Province]], and was starting to exert some influence in [[Musashi province|Musashi]]. Ujitsuna moved the center of clan leadership to [[Odawara castle|Odawara Castle]] in Sagami Province. He then adopted the name Hôjô, presumably for the prestige value. Soun is often described as assuming that name but no evidence exists to support that claim. In any event, [[1523]] is when the name Hôjô first appears in records.  

By the time Ujitsuna had become daimyô, the Hôjô controlled [[Izu province|Izu Province]], most of [[Sagami province|Sagami Province]], and was starting to exert some influence in [[Musashi province|Musashi]]. Ujitsuna moved the center of clan leadership to [[Odawara castle|Odawara Castle]] in Sagami Province. He then adopted the name Hôjô, presumably for the prestige value. Soun is often described as assuming that name but no evidence exists to support that claim. In any event, [[1523]] is when the name Hôjô first appears in records.  

Ujitsuna carried on his father's ambitions, pushing forward the Hôjô borders whenever the opportunity presented itself. In [[1524]] he went to war with the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi and took [[Edo castle|Edo Castle]] in Musashi Province, which he gave to [[Toyama Tadakage]]. He ordered repairs to [[Kozuke castle|Kôzuke Castle]] (at present-day Yokohama) and consolidated his hold in southern Musashi. The [[Satomi clan|Satomi]] of [[Awa provinc|Awa Province]] staged a naval landing at Kamakura and in the course of the fighting that resulted much of the town was burned, including the famous [[Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine]]. The Satomi withdrew but a feud had been joined that would last for many decades. Afterwards, the [[Moro clan|Moro]] and [[Okamoto clan|Okamoto]] families of Musashi, vassals of the [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]], secretly went over to Ujitsuna. Thus assured, Ujitsuna pushed northward into the province. The [[Ogigatatsi clan|Ogigayatsu]] resisted stubbornly and the Hôjô expansion was by no means rapid.  

Ujitsuna carried on his father's ambitions, pushing forward the Hôjô borders whenever the opportunity presented itself. In [[1524]] he went to war with the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi and took [[Edo castle|Edo Castle]] in Musashi Province, which he gave to [[Toyama Tadakage]]. He ordered repairs to [[Kozuke castle|Kôzuke Castle]] (at present-day Yokohama) and consolidated his hold in southern Musashi. The [[Satomi clan|Satomi]] of [[Awa province|Awa Province]] staged a naval landing at Kamakura and in the course of the fighting that resulted much of the town was burned, including the famous [[Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine]]. The Satomi withdrew but a feud had been joined that would last for many decades. Afterwards, the [[Moro clan|Moro]] and [[Okamoto clan|Okamoto]] families of Musashi, vassals of the [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]], secretly went over to Ujitsuna. Thus assured, Ujitsuna pushed northward into the province. The [[Ogigatatsi clan|Ogigayatsu]] resisted stubbornly and the Hôjô expansion was by no means rapid.  

In the wake of the Satomi attack on Kamakura, Ujitsuna took up the task of rebuilding the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine. The court recognized Ujitsuna' efforts by awarding him the title of sakyô dayu and the Fifth Court Rank, Junior Grade. An Imperial messenger arrived in [[1533]] ordering Ujitsuna to pay the annual tribute from Izu Province to the Court. This in effect legitamized the Hôjô's rule of Izu Province and Hôjô control of Sagami was implied as well.  

In the wake of the Satomi attack on Kamakura, Ujitsuna took up the task of rebuilding the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine. The court recognized Ujitsuna' efforts by awarding him the title of sakyô dayu and the Fifth Court Rank, Junior Grade. An Imperial messenger arrived in [[1533]] ordering Ujitsuna to pay the annual tribute from Izu Province to the Court. This in effect legitamized the Hôjô's rule of Izu Province and Hôjô control of Sagami was implied as well.