Ashikaga Takauji
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Ashikaga Takauji also known as Minamoto no Takauji was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of
Ashikaga Takauji Jōdo ji
Ashikaga Takauji's ō-yoroi (shoulder guards, missing here). Kamakura or Muromachi period, early 14th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wooden statue of Ashikaga Takauji.
Tomb of Ashikaga Takauji at Tōji-in in Kyoto
Ashikaga shogunate
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The Ashikaga shogunate, also known as the Muromachi shogunate, was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573.
Ashikaga Takauji
…Takauji (足利 尊氏; August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358) also known as Minamoto no Takauji was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358. He was a male-line descendant of the samurai of the…
Marker for the site of the Flower Palace, Kyoto
Kai Ichiranzu 1806