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Ashikaga Yoshizumi

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1481–1511 Also known as Kiyotaka、Ashikaga Yoshika、Ashikaga Yoshitaka

Ashikaga Yoshizumi (15 January 1481 – 6 September 1511) was the eleventh sei-i taishōgun of the Muromachi shogunate;…

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  1. 1495–1508Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureIn 1493 Hosokawa Masamoto launched the Meiō Incident, deposing Ashikaga Yoshitane and raising up Yoshizumi. Japanese Wikipedia records his shogunal term as Meiō 3, 12th month, 27th day (23 January 1495) to Eishō 5, 7th month, 1st day (28 July 1508), with real power largely held by the Hosokawa clan.
  2. 1508–1511Ōmi Province · Ōmi ProvinceIn 1508 Hosokawa Takakuni allied with Ōuchi Yoshioki to enter Kyoto and restore Ashikaga Yoshitane. Yoshizumi fled to Ōmi and was deposed, never returning to Kyoto; he died in exile on 6 September 1511.

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