Ashikaga clan

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The Ashikaga clan was a powerful samurai family that established and led Japan’s Muromachi shogunate, ruling the country as shoguns from the 14th to the 16th century.

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Ashikaga shogunate 9
Ashikaga clan canonical 2
Ashikaga shogunate factions 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese clan
samurai clan
alsoKnownAs Ashikaga clan
surface form: Muromachi shogunate rulers
cadetBranchOf Seiwa Genji
capitalDuringRule Kyoto
country Japan
crest Maruni Mitsubaaoi (three hollyhock leaves in a circle)
culturalContribution development of Higashiyama culture
patronage of Zen Buddhism
promotion of classical Japanese arts
endOfRule 1573
ethnicity Japanese
firstShogun Ashikaga Takauji
founded Muromachi period
surface form: Muromachi shogunate
governmentFormEstablished shogunate
historicalStatus one of the most powerful samurai families in medieval Japan
homeTerritory Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan
surface form: Ashikaga, Shimotsuke Province
involvedIn Nanboku-chō period conflicts
lastShogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki
lostPowerDuring Sengoku period
notableMember Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Ashikaga Yoshiharu
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
Ashikaga Yoshikatsu
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Ashikaga Yoshinori
Ashikaga Yoshitane
Ashikaga Yoshiteru
Ashikaga Yoshizumi
originatedFrom Minamoto clan
overthrownBy Oda Nobunaga
periodOfRule Muromachi period
politicalRole military rulers of Japan
predecessorShogunate Kamakura period
surface form: Kamakura shogunate
relatedClan Hatakeyama clan
Hosokawa clan
Shiba clan
religiousAffiliation Buddhism
residenceOfShogun Muromachi district of Kyoto
surface form: Muromachi district, Kyoto
ruledAs shoguns of Japan
shogunateName Muromachi period
surface form: Muromachi shogunate
startOfRule 1336
successorShogunate Azuchi–Momoyama period
surface form: Azuchi–Momoyama regime
supportedEmperor Northern Court

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Muromachi period dominantClan Ashikaga clan
Uesugi clan allegiance Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
Ōnin War belligerent Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate factions
Kemmu era precededGovernment Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
Ashikaga clan alsoKnownAs Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Muromachi shogunate rulers
Uesugi Kenshin alliedWith Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
Muromachi district of Kyoto associatedWith Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
Muromachi district of Kyoto associatedWith Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shoguns
Kenmu Restoration followedBy Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
Ashikaga Yoshimasa memberOf Ashikaga clan
Ashikaga Yoshimasa dynasty Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
Hōjō Sōun predecessorState Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
Akechi Mitsuhide allegiance Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu dynasty Ashikaga clan
this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate