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Kō no Morofuyo

Type Figure Region Japan Time c. 1305–1352 Also known as Kō Morofuyo、Shitsuji Kō no Morofuyo

Kō no Morofuyo (c. 1305–1352) was a senior minister of the early Muromachi shogunate, serving as shitsuji (later called kanrei);…

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  1. 1341–1350Kyoto · KyotoIn the 1340s Kō no Morofuyo assisted Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto as shitsuji, handling litigation, appointments, and provincial affairs, and was the de facto manager of the Muromachi shogunate's daily operations.
  2. 1351–1352Kyoto · JapanHe continued to direct shogunate affairs in 1351–1352, dying of illness on September 24, 1352; the office of shitsuji passed to Kō no Moronao.

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