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Ashikaga Yoshikatsu

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1434–1443 Also known as Yoshikatsu

Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (1434–1443), eldest son of Ashikaga Yoshinori and 7th shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, succeeded in 1442 and died of illness ab…

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  1. 1434–1441Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureYoshikatsu was the eldest son of the 6th shogun Yoshinori, born at the height of shogunate power; designated heir in childhood, he received warrior and court etiquette education within the shogunal house, preparing for his brief succession.
  2. 1442–1443Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureAfter Yoshinori was assassinated in 1441, Yoshikatsu succeeded as 7th shogun in 1442, with actual governance largely assisted by senior retainers and vassals; during his reign the shogunate continued campaigns against the Akamatsu clan, but the young lord could not rebuild Yoshinori-era strong authority, and he died of illness in August 1443, ushering the shogunate into a longer period of turmoil.

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