He himself retired from the post of regent because of illness, but as his heir (Tokimune HOJO) was still a child, he handed over the position to Nagatoki HOJO, who was a member of the Gokurakuji line of the Hojo clan.
自らは病の為執権職を退くが、嫡子北条時宗が幼少だった為、北条氏(極楽寺流)の北条長時に執権を譲る。