A report on Ashikaga Tadayoshi
General of the Northern and Southern Courts period (1337–92) of Japanese history and a close associate of his elder brother Takauji, the first Muromachi shōgun.
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Ashikaga Takauji
13 linksThe founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
The founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
Ashikaga Tadayoshi (足利 直義)
Kamakura
7 linksCity in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
City in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
In 1335, Hōjō Tokiyuki, son of last regent Takatoki, tried to re-establish the shogunate by force and defeated Kamakura's de facto ruler Ashikaga Tadayoshi in Musashi, in today's Kanagawa Prefecture.
Nanboku-chō period
4 linksPeriod that occurred during the formative years of the Muromachi (Ashikaga) shogunate of Japanese history.During the early period, there existed a Northern Imperial Court, established by Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and a Southern Imperial Court, established by Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino.
Period that occurred during the formative years of the Muromachi (Ashikaga) shogunate of Japanese history.During the early period, there existed a Northern Imperial Court, established by Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and a Southern Imperial Court, established by Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino.
Takauji was nominally shōgun but, having proved not to be up to the task of ruling the country, for more than ten years Ashikaga Tadayoshi governed in his stead.
Shogun
4 linksThe title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
The title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
However, Prince Moriyoshi was later put under house arrest and, in 1335, killed by Ashikaga Tadayoshi.
Hōjō Tokiyuki
2 linksSamurai of the Hōjō clan who fought both for and against the Imperial Court.
Samurai of the Hōjō clan who fought both for and against the Imperial Court.
He re-entered Kamakura in 1335, forcing Ashikaga Tadayoshi to flee before he was forced to flee himself by Tadayoshi's elder brother and future shōgun Ashikaga Takauji.
Kenmu Restoration
3 linksThree-year period of Imperial rule in Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period from 1333 to 1336.
Three-year period of Imperial rule in Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period from 1333 to 1336.
In an obvious reply to this move, Ashikaga Takauji's younger brother Tadayoshi without an order from the Emperor escorted another of his sons, eleven-year-old Nariyoshi (a.k.a. Narinaga) to Kamakura, where he installed him as Governor of the Kōzuke Province with himself as a deputy and de facto ruler.
Nitta Yoshisada
3 linksSamurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan.
Samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan.
During the following few years, Nitta Yoshisada's rivalry with Ashikaga Takauji and his brother Ashikaga Tadayoshi came to a head, with an imperial commission to destroy the two brothers issued in 1335.
Kō no Moronao
4 linksJapanese samurai of the Nanboku-chō period who was the first to hold the position of Shitsuji (Shōguns Deputy).
Japanese samurai of the Nanboku-chō period who was the first to hold the position of Shitsuji (Shōguns Deputy).
Most importantly, Moronao was bitterly opposed to Takauji's younger brother Tadayoshi and his policies.
Kikuchi clan
2 linksPowerful daimyō family of Higo, Kyūshū.
Powerful daimyō family of Higo, Kyūshū.
By the end of the battle, the Kikuchi clan forces had been chased by Ashikaga Tadayoshi to Dazaifu, at which point they fled into the hills.
Five Mountain System
3 linksNetwork of state-sponsored Chan (Zen) Buddhist temples created in China during the Southern Song (1127–1279).
Network of state-sponsored Chan (Zen) Buddhist temples created in China during the Southern Song (1127–1279).
Following the advice of Musō Soseki, shōgun Ashikaga Takauji and his brother Ashikaga Tadayoshi decided to strengthen the system through the building in every province of an Ankoku-ji (安国寺) and a Rishō-tō (利生塔).