Ashikaga Takauji

Ashikaga Takauji

male, deceased (1358)
minamoto, Muromachi period, de facto, kamakura, shogunate, kyoto…Ashikagashogunate, Ashikaga shoguns, Kamakura shogunate
was the founder and 1st shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death...
Ashikaga Yoshiaki

Ashikaga Yoshiaki

male, deceased (1597)
de facto, muromachi, kyoto, shogun, Ashikagashogunate, Ashikaga shoguns
was the 15th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan who reigned from 1568 to 1573. His father, Ashikaga Yoshiharu was the twelfth shogun, and...
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

male, deceased (1408)
Rokuon-ji, Ashikaga shoguns, kyoto, shogun, ming dynasty, seal…Ashikagashogunate, Muromachi shogunate
was the 3rd shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was the son of the...
Ashikaga Yoshimasa

Ashikaga Yoshimasa

male, deceased (1490)
Samurai, zen, shogun, Buddhism, sado, Japanese tea master…Ashikagashogunate, Ashikaga shoguns
was the 8th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1449 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimasa was the son of the sixth...
Nitta Yoshisada

Nitta Yoshisada

male, deceased (1338)
minamoto, Samurai, kamakura, bakufu, ashikaga, Hōjō clan…Ashikagashogunate
(1301-1338) was the head of the Nitta family in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the...
Ashikaga Yoshiteru

Ashikaga Yoshiteru

male, deceased (1565)
shogun, Japanese swordsman, Ashikagashogunate, Ashikaga shoguns, Muromachi period, Shudo
was the 13th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1546 to 1565 during the late Muromachi period of Japan. The eldest son of the 12th...
Ashikaga Yoshinori

Ashikaga Yoshinori

male, deceased (1441)
kyoto, shogun, Ashikagashogunate, on his 47th birthday, Muromachi period, Seii Taishogun…Ashikaga shoguns
Ashikaga Yoshinori was the 6th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1429 to 1441 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshinori was...
Ashikaga Yoshihide

Ashikaga Yoshihide

male, deceased (1568)
kyoto, shogun, Ashikagashogunate, Ashikaga shoguns, Muromachi period, Seii Taishogun
was the 14th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned shortly from February to September of 1568 during the Muromachi period of Japan. He was...

Ashikaga Yoshitane

deceased (1523)
Daimyo, shogun, omi, island, awa, Ashikagashogunate…Ashikaga shoguns
was the 10th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned first from 1490 to 1493 and then again from 1508 to 1521 during the Muromachi period of...
Ashikaga Yoshihisa

Ashikaga Yoshihisa

male, deceased (1489)
Daimyo, shogun, omi, Sengoku period, Ashikagashogunate, Ashikaga shoguns
was the 9th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1473 to 1489 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshihisa was the son of the...