Ashikaga Yoshimasa
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Ashikaga Yoshimasa was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the eighth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1443 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan. His actions led to the Ōnin War, w
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (painting attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu, latter half of 15th century)
Letter from Ashikaga Yoshimasa to Shimazu Tadamasa. Part of the Shimazu-ke Monjo collection (島津家文書). National Treasure.
Silver Pavilion (Ginkaku) and garden of Jishō-ji, the residence of the retired Ashikaga shōgun in the Higashiyama hills of Kyoto
Grave of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Kyoto
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
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Ashikaga Yoshihisa was the 9th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1473 to 1489 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshihisa was the son of the eighth shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa with h
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
…the Northern Court in 1458. In 1460, Hatakeyama rebelled against Yoshimasa. The latter adopted Ashikaga Yoshimi in 1464. The year 1466 saw the birth of Yoshihisa, and Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado ascended the throne during the same year. Additionally, dissension over the Shiba succession occurred in 1466. By 1464…
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
Ashikaga Yoshihisa kao
Ashikaga Yoshihisa's wooden statue at Tōji-in.