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Hosokawa Yoriyuki

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1329–1392 Also known as 細川頼之、Hosokawa Yoriyuki、法名道永

Hosokawa Yoriyuki (1329–1392) was a senior Muromachi shogunate minister who served long as kanrei assisting the shogun.

Timeline

  1. 1352–1379Kyoto · KinkiYoriyuki became kanrei in 1352, assisting shoguns Ashikaga Yoshiakira and Yoshimitsu in governing, reforming shogunate institutions, coordinating relations with shugo daimyo, and laying the political foundation before Yoshimitsu's direct rule.
  2. 1379–1392Kyoto · KinkiYoriyuki resigned as kanrei in 1379 but continued to participate in shogunal government. In the Meitoku Rebellion of 1391–1392 he assisted Yoshimitsu in campaigning against Yamana Michiyoshi, and after the war promoted negotiations for court unification. He died in Kyoto in 1392, depriving the shogunate of a key adviser.

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