was the fifth shikken (regent of shogun) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
He was born to warrior monk Hà Âjà  Tokiuji and a daughter of Adachi Kagemori, younger brother of Hà Âjà  Tsunetoki, the fourth shikken, and grandson of Hà Âjà  Yasutoki.
Tokiyori became shikken following his brother Tsunetoki's death. Immediately after the succession, he crushed a coup plot by former shà Âgun Kujà  Yoritsune and Tokiyori's relative Nagoe Mitsutoki. In the next year, he let Adachi Kagemori destroy the powerful Miura clan in the Battle of Hochi. He recalled his experienced grandfather's brother, Hà Âjà  Shigetoki, from Kyoto and appointed him as rensho. In 1252, he replaced Shogun Kujà  Yoritsugu with Prince Munetaka, and so successfully solidified the power base.
Tokiyori has been praised for his good administration. He worked on reforms mainly by writing various regulations. He reduced service of the vassals to guard Kyoto. He worked toward resolving the increasing land disputes of his vassals. In 1249, he set up the legal system of Hikitsuke or High Court.
In 1252, he started to make policies at private meetings held at his residence instead of discussing at the Hyà Âjà  (), the council of the shogunate. In 1256, when he became a Buddhist priest, he transferred the position of shikken to Hà Âjà  Nagatoki, a son of Shigetoki, while his infant son with women named Akiko, Tokimune, succeeded to become tokusà Â, the head of the Hà Âjà  clan and his son with Tsubone Sanuki, Hà Âjà  Tokisuke succeeded as the head of rokuhara, thus separating the positions for the first time. He continued to rule in fact but without any official position. This is considered the beginning of the tokusà  dictatorship. Tokiyori invited Lanxi Daolong, a monk from Southern Song Dynasty, to construct Kenchà Â-ji temple. He later invited monk Dà Âgen to teach him.
There are a number of legends that Tokiyori traveled incognito throughout Japan to inspect actual conditions and improve the lives of the people. This is the reason for which a 'pilgrimage legend' famous as a Noh play entitled "Hachi no kiâ is based off. Tokiyori owned one of the Tenka Goken Onimaru Kunitsuna which was used to kill an oni threatening him.
In 1256, Tokiyori became ill, and consequently he surrendered the regency to his relative, Hà Âjà  Nagatoki, whereupon he became a priest and called himself Meigetsuin Nyudo. However, it is said that Tokiyori in fact managed politics after his retirement from the regency. At that time, Tokimune, Tokiyori's eldest son (born in 1251), was only six years old, and therefore it was impossible for Tokimune to take over the regency. It is said that such circumstances gave rise to Tokiyori's intention to appoint Nagatoki to serve as a regent in place of Tokimune until Tokimune's attainment of manhood and thereafter to have Tokimune assume the regency from Nagatoki. Contrary to his intention, Tokiyori assumed real political power after his retirement, and this heralded the Tokuso family in the Hojo family. Tokiyori died in 1263 at the age of 36.