Ashikaga Yoshiki

Timeline

1. 1466–1473Kyoto · KyotoBorn in Kyoto in 1466 into the Ashikaga clan, a line descended from the shogunal house; his childhood coincided with the tail end of the Ōnin War, with Kyoto devastated and shogunal authority existing in name only.
2. 1473–1480Kyoto · KyotoAfter the Ōnin War ended, he received warrior education in Kyoto, witnessing shugo daimyō such as Hosokawa and Hatakeyama monopolizing court politics; from the late 1470s he began taking part in the covert contest over shogunal succession candidates, building connections for a future bid for the shogunate.
3. 1480–1490Kii Province · KiiIn the 1480s, forced by succession disputes to leave Kyoto for a time, he took refuge with various shugo and kokujin; in 1490, with the support of Hosokawa Masamoto and others, he returned to Kyoto and took office as the 10th Seii Taishōgun.