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Ashikaga Mochiuji

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1398–1439 Also known as Kantō Kubo

Ashikaga Mochiuji (1398–1439), son of the fourth Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori, ruled Kantō as Kantō Kubo;…

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  1. 1411–1415Kamakura · KamakuraAs Yoshinori's legitimate son he was based in Kamakura governing the Kantō houses; disputes with the Kantō kanrei Uesugi Zenshū over confiscated estates and appointments grew bitter, and in 1415 he dismissed Zenshū and appointed Yamanouchi Uesugi Noriyori.
  2. 1416–1417Kantō · Kantō regionIn October 1416 he was attacked at night by Uesugi Zenshū and forced to flee via Odawara to the Imagawa in Suruga; the Muromachi shogunate, suspecting Ashikaga Yoshitsugu of rebellion, turned to support Mochiuji, sending forces under the Imagawa and Uesushi Fushikata to counterattack; in the first month of 1417 Zenshū and Ashikaga Mitsutaka committed suicide, and Mochiuji regained Kamakura.

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