Why was Kajiwara Kagetoki hated by the Kamakura vassals? The tragic end of this intelligent samurai

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Why was Kajiwara Kagetoki hated by the Kamakura vassals? The tragic end of this intelligent samurai

February 6th, 1200 (January 20th, Shoji 2) is the death anniversary of Kajiwara Kagetoki. Speaking of Kagetoki, his memorable appearance as Nakamura Shido in the historical drama "The 13 Lords of Kamakura" may be well-known. He was in fact a reliable and loyal samurai who recognized Minamoto no Yoshitsune's tactical eye as "like that of Hachiman-sama" and volunteered to do dirty work such as plotting and assassinating for the Lords of Kamakura s…