Ashikaga Yoshimasa

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Ashikaga Yoshimasa was the eighth shogun of Japan’s Ashikaga shogunate, known for his patronage of the arts and the development of Higashiyama culture during the Muromachi period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese politician
human
shogun
associatedWith Ginkaku-ji
Higashiyama culture
birthDate 1436-01-20
birthPlace Kyoto
causeOfFame cultural patronage despite political weakness
child Ashikaga Yoshihisa
commissioned construction of Ginkaku-ji
conflict Onin War
country Japan
culture Japanese
deathDate 1490-01-27
deathPlace Kyoto
dynasty Ashikaga clan
surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
era Muromachi period
familyName Ashikaga
father Ashikaga Yoshinori
givenName Yoshimasa
house Ashikaga
influenced Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetics
development of Japanese tea culture
knownFor development of Higashiyama culture
influence on Japanese aesthetics
patronage of the arts
memberOf Ashikaga clan
mother Hino Shigeko
nativeLanguage Japanese
nobleTitle shogun
notableWork patronage of Higashiyama culture
patronOf Noh theatre
flower arrangement
garden design
ink painting
tea ceremony
placeOfBurial Ginkaku-ji area
surface form: Ginkaku-ji area in Kyoto
positionHeld 8th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate
Seii Taishogun
predecessor Ashikaga Yoshikatsu
reignDuring Onin War
reignEnd 1473
reignStart 1449
religion Buddhism
residence Kyoto
spouse Hino Tomiko
successor Ashikaga Yoshihisa

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Ginkaku-ji founder Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ginkaku-ji constructedAsVillaFor Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ginkaku-ji convertedToTempleAfterDeathOf Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ōnin War relatedTo Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga clan notableMember Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Higashiyama culture patron Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ginkaku-ji sand garden associatedWith Ashikaga Yoshimasa