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Ashikaga Yoshiakira

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1330–1367 Also known as 足利義詮、Ashikaga Yoshiakira

Second shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, born 1330, died 1367; he became shogun in 1362, quelled rebellions of shugo daimyō, and after his death in …

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  1. 1362–1367Kyoto · Muromachi shogunateAfter becoming shogun in 1362, he continued the shogunate system founded by his father Takauji, suppressing rebellions of shugo daimyō across the country and maintaining the Ashikaga clan's military control nationwide.
  2. 1371–1378Kyoto · Muromachi shogunateAfter Yoshiakira's death in 1367, his young son Yoshimitsu succeeded to the shogunal title in 1368, ruling through regents and retainers until personally taking power in 1378, completing the transfer of power from the second to the third generation of the Ashikaga shogunal house.

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