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Ashikaga Yoshihisa

1465 – 1489

9th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate

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Lived 1465 – 1489 (aged 23). Ashikaga Yoshihisa was a Japanese samurai.

was the 9th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1473 to 1489 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshihisa was the son of the eighth shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa with his wife Hino Tomiko.

Since the almost 30-year-old shōgun Yoshimasa had no heir by 1464, he adopted his younger brother Ashikaga Yoshimi to succeed him. However, Yoshihisa was born in the next year starting a struggle for succession between brothers that erupted into the Ōnin War starting in 1467, beginning the Sengoku period of Japanese history. In the middle of hostilities, Yoshimasa retired in 1473, relinquishing the position of Sei-i Taishōgun to Yoshihisa.

Events of Yoshihisa's bakufu Yoshihisa's shogunal administration begins in 1479. Bunmei (1469–1487) Chōkyō (1487–1489)

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Shogun

Family & relationships

Spouse
Hino Katsumitsu

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ashikaga Yoshihisa?

9th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate

When was Ashikaga Yoshihisa born?

Ashikaga Yoshihisa was born on 11 December 1465.

When did Ashikaga Yoshihisa die?

Ashikaga Yoshihisa died on 26 April 1489.

What was Ashikaga Yoshihisa's occupation?

Ashikaga Yoshihisa was a samurai.

What nationality was Ashikaga Yoshihisa?

Ashikaga Yoshihisa was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ashikaga Yoshihisa

· Wikidata: Q447639

· DBpedia: Ashikaga Yoshihisa

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