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Ashikaga Yoshinori

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1394–1441 Also known as Kankai

Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394–1441), sixth shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and younger brother of Yoshimochi;…

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  1. 1408–1428Kyoto · KyotoTook Buddhist ordination in his early years under the name Kankai, staying away from shogunate affairs until he was raised up and returned to lay life after the successive deaths of Yoshimochi and Yoshikazu.
  2. 1429–1441Kyoto · KyotoReturned to lay life and became shogun in 1429, personally handling government affairs, strengthening control over shugo daimyo and shogunal retainers, and imposing harsh rule until his death in the Kakitsu Rebellion of 1441.

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